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Originally Posted by BetsyBio
I came acrossed these Pulse Plugs today and I was wondering If any one had heard of them before ?
http://www.pulstarplug.com/index.html
They seem to work buy storing the heat energy normally wasted in the ignition components of a normal spark plug, and using it to increase the spark from 50 watts peek power to 1 million watts peek power saving gas mileage, increasing horsepower and torque.
http://www.pulstarplug.com/howtheywork.html
They cost 24.95 a plug so they are a little steep but on the website they say they will pay for themselves within a year in savings at the pump and thats for a six cylinder at 20 mpg.
http://www.pulstarplug.com/fueleconomy.html
So do you guys out think they are worth the cost ? |
Wow I think this is a bunch of hooey.
First of all, if these plugs would do anything good, they would be OEM as the manufacturers are highly motivated to grab any low-hanging fruit. The mods we do on this list - they are basically extreme, not suitable for everyday use by everyone. But rank-and-file changes that can improve mileage on any car for anyone - not bloody likely.
Secondly, that is gibberish about 'storing heat energy normally wasted'. What the heck does that mean?? If these plugs could convert waste heat to energy (in this case, electricity) then I would strap them to my exhaust pipes!!!! See paragraph above.
Lastly, I am not sure that a hotter spark translates to more power or more economy. Once a spark is hot enough (and yes, there are variables that determine how much you need for a certain engine under certain conditions) I don't know that 'more' helps any. My own experience using a Jacobs super-high-energy ignition would seem to bear this out. Since my engine did not really need a hotter spark, I did not really cause anything to change (other than burning out caps and rotors).
At US $24.95 a plug, this is a holdup without a gun. Sounds like a marketing gimmick, like those magnets that you place on your fuel line to turn your gasoline into rocket fuel. As if.