here is the site wondering if anyone has tried them or know if they are really worth 25 a piece? good idea just wondering if they work good or make any power difference like it says they do
http://www.pulstarplug.com/index.html
I read an article in Modified Magazine about them and they thought it was a gimic until they put it on a 350Z for a test and apparently it made some good numbers. I don't have the article with me to give you any idea on the increases (it's at my parents place) however they said they are worth the money and they were gonna put them on their Accord and Integra project cars. So I say, if you have the cash, go for it. They seem to be worth it.
Rich Grayo Jr. wrote:Pushrods wrote:[ion wrote: C2]Ya they do work, dyno proven, but they only increased 3 horsepower over stock in this test:
http://www.sparkplugs.com/sparkplug411.asp?kw=SRT%2D4+Dyno+Results&mfid=0
Any gain from spark plugs is worth it.
... you do realize that in back to back runs hp can fluctuate more than +/- 10? i'm sorry, not worth it.
exactly... the NGK iridiums were the most reliable for power... i would say stick with the old fashioned spark plug (although iridium is fairly new)
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Yeah they are worth it. The spark is way better, and under forced induction or high compression, plugs can blow out easier. D-SPORT magazine did a test and an evo picked up over 14HP at a point. In my opinion a gain from a plug isn't the reason i buy a plug, I buy a plug to make sure that it will ignite when its supposed too.
but the fact that it gets more power at points means that it is still not burning all of the fuel. if you run dyno's with spark plugs (certain ones mind you) then you tend to get about the same power range. but if you watch, or look at the graphs, of the pulse plugs it bounces, some runs it is way up, so its lower, but still a gain.
honestly, i would still try them just for the hell of it, but at the same time, i REALLY hate waisting money...
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I don't see paying a hundred bucks for a set of 4 spark plugs.
If the capacitive discharge they claim is that good, why not just go with an MSD DIS-2 then?
At least then you can use less expensive plugs and use the money saved for the high price of gas.
Pulstarplugs will never be on my list, ever.
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how long are they even supposed to last anyways?
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Rich Grayo Jr. wrote:... you do realize that in back to back runs hp can fluctuate more than +/- 10? i'm sorry, not worth it.
You do realize that they did trials and took averages, and it's not only that site that showed gains, other magazines and shops put it to the test. Clearly a better spark will allow things to perform better..
I didn't say it was worth it. $100 for spark plugs is a little much.
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They look like they use the same electrode and grounding mechinism. So assuming the "pulse circuit" lasts as long as the plug, they would still have the same wear, corrosion, etc. that requires a normal plug to be replaced. It would be cheaper to go with an MSD DIS-2 than replace these plugs throughout the life of a car. And even if they work as told, You'd go with a tried and true brand if you've ever changed the plugs on a 3G V6 eclipse.
Listen F***ers. FASTERTHANAHONDA is a joke because I WORK FOR HONDA. I'll talk @!#$ about Fords to, that doesn't mean I can beat a 12 second mustang.
i think my boss just got sum pulstar plugs he paid like 20 bucks a plug but said he got better milage and a few ponys but he put them in a jeep
can you even buy these is parts stores or are they just on the website?
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I thought somone on here tried that plug with not so great results.
The 'pulse' circuit was giving them issues because of the basic charge nature of a capacitor.
Something about the they were not firing correctly.
Can't remembe rif the person's car was boosted or not.
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if you look at the dyno graphs (ive seen 2. the 350z in modified and a civic somewhere else) they actually lose hp and tq on the low end but get gains up higher in the rpms
still not impressed. to me, i hate spending the $6 each for ngk iridium's, but they're the only plug i've found yet that my car runs right with (i tried autolite, deco, bosch, hell even motrcrap and still nothing worked like the ngk IX).
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for $20 per plug they better be made from gold
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look like the technology of nology power wires in a different package.
Lol you all are killing me. Listen honestly, electricity is something I know about. Multi tipped plugs do not or can not fire a multi spark from a single signal from the distributor block or distributor. Electricity will Always take the path of least resistance so a muliti tipped plug does nuthing. Even if you have an MSD box or something similar, your not going to get multiple sparkes from a single signal or even multi signal from an msd. Its pure b.s. save your $20 x 4 plugs & keep your tires properly inflated.
Hope this helps & don't be a sucker,
rocks
Fred Hubbard
^^^^so your saying the msd ignition is bull@!#$?
Electricity will only tend to take a single path of lowest resistance in the event that the resistance is roughly ten times less than the alternate path. ever heard of current divider? If one signal branches into four paths of roughly equal resistance, you will see a quarter of the current traveling in each path. Also the spark is jumping a gap, so voltage is more important than current in this sense because it needs to break down the dielectric barrier the air presents. If the gap is the same at all firing points then the resistance between the electrode and common point will be equal in each case. And since they are all in parallel, they all see the same voltage. Not saying these plugs will be much or any better than any other plug without seeing tests in front of my eyes but saying that you can't get multiple sparks from a single signal is not true. If you could only get current through one path when multiple paths are present, parallel connected devices wouldn't even work.
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whiteboyz24 wrote:^^^^so your saying the msd ignition is bull@!#$?
No I never said that. Msd is good.
Fred Hubbard
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Even if you have an MSD box or something similar, your not going to get multiple sparkes from a single signal or even multi signal from an msd.
MSD takes that single signal from the ICM and electronically alters that signal to give you multiple sparks from it's power source, and not the ICM's. It also amplifies that spark to achieve a relatively higher voltage while extending the spark counts over a longer duration of crank timing, all the while doing this electronically in the MSD box.
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ever heard of current divider? If one signal branches into four paths of roughly equal resistance, you will see a quarter of the current traveling in each path. Also the spark is jumping a gap, so voltage is more important than current in this sense because it needs to break down the dielectric barrier the air presents.
Current divider has no bearing on the subject of high voltage. You're confusing me with this, ' so voltage is more important than current in this sense because it needs to break down the dielectric barrier the air presents'. So what does current have to do with all this?
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If the gap is the same at all firing points then the resistance between the electrode and common point will be equal in each case
This is the ideal but will never be the case so it will always find one path, period. Done.
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but saying that you can't get multiple sparks from a single signal is not true. If you could only get current through one path when multiple paths are present, parallel connected devices wouldn't even work.
You're really confusing me and I've been in electronics for over 30 years with theory and practical applications.
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Electricity will only tend to take a single path of lowest resistance in the event that the resistance is roughly ten times less than the alternate path
Why does it have to be 10 times less resistant. Electricity doesn't see this and will always find that least path of resistance, no matter the difference.
Please, if you're going to get technical with all this, do it in a way that all can understand, and not confuse people.
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Adam Kappheim wrote:Electricity will only tend to take a single path of lowest resistance in the event that the resistance is roughly ten times less than the alternate path. ever heard of current divider? If one signal branches into four paths of roughly equal resistance, you will see a quarter of the current traveling in each path. Also the spark is jumping a gap, so voltage is more important than current in this sense because it needs to break down the dielectric barrier the air presents. If the gap is the same at all firing points then the resistance between the electrode and common point will be equal in each case. And since they are all in parallel, they all see the same voltage. Not saying these plugs will be much or any better than any other plug without seeing tests in front of my eyes but saying that you can't get multiple sparks from a single signal is not true. If you could only get current through one path when multiple paths are present, parallel connected devices wouldn't even work.
Yea, i was just trying to explain it so i would sound like a brain surgeon. Point being is people shouldn't waste there money on fancy plugs unless you are buying the long life ones.
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