"NO MORE SPARK" A breakthrough in fuel igniting technology

[NSR_s30]

As I was looking through the January 2008 Popular Science magazine I came across a interesting ad. It looked to be another ad about spark plugs but made by a different company. Come to read the ad and find out some interesting knowledge on "Pulstar Pulse Plug" as it generates 10x more power then any spark plug on the market. Here's a comparison between the plugs and the website full information.



Says theres increase in horsepower and torque and fuel efficiently. Only down fall is the plugs cost $25 per plug and roughly only last 50,000 miles depending upon the vehicle and driving conditons.

The site has videos and customer testimonials, I wonder how worth-while these are..

http://www.pulstarplug.com

[nsrZ32]

never heard of them

So who here wants to drop the cash and be the test mule? lol

[themadscientist]

I get tired of this snake oil magic spark plug bull****. A spark plug has one job and one job alone, light the mixture. If your plugs can light your mixture they are good, these or any other zomg plugs are not needed. Get a good quality standard parts and make sure your ignition system is in good condition and you will have no trouble. I ran RBs and CAs at 15lbs of boost on $3 a pop Autolites for years.

[Mr1der]

mercedes actually has a funky engine they're working on that fires gasoline via compression like a diesel.

[assassin7420]

I was just about to key in on the mercedes engine.

Then theres always that hockey puck engine...

http://www.rotoblock.com/howitworks.shtml

[themadscientist]

That would still be a diesel engine. Even if the fuel was gasoline the compression firing would qualify it as such.

[NSR_s30]

mercedes actually has a funky engine they're working on that fires gasoline via compression like a diesel.

The F700 concept car has it, the engine is called the DiesOtto

[MinisterofDOOM]

I get tired of this snake oil magic spark plug bull****. A spark plug has one job and one job alone, light the mixture. If your plugs can light your mixture they are good, these or any other zomg plugs are not needed. Get a good quality standard parts and make sure your ignition system is in good condition and you will have no trouble. I ran RBs and CAs at 15lbs of boost on $3 a pop Autolites for years.

And "no more spark" my butt. Looks like it uses an arc to ignite the mixture to me.

[JimmyMethod]

That would still be a diesel engine. Even if the fuel was gasoline the compression firing would qualify it as such.

Indeed.

Calling a diesel engine a diesel engine is not analogous to calling an engine that runs on gasoline or alcohol a 'gasoline engine'.

Engines that run on gasoline are Otto engines, because they use an Otto cycle. Diesel engines are called what they are because their cycle was invented by Rudolf Diesel.Diesel is not a chemical, it's anything you can run a diesel cycle with. If you can set up an engine to run a diesel cycle with gasoline, that's still a diesel engine.

Also, to the OP, this post is stupid. This 'pulse' they're talking about is a spark. It's still a spark plug, and even if it supplies X amount more 'power', it really doesn't matter. Once the fuel-air mixture hits the flashpoint, it goes boom. You're not going to add power to your car by using a spark plug which is drawing power from, you guessed it, the engine (through the alternator).Hurray 1st law of thermo!

[themadscientist]

I wonder if I could run my 180 on cooking oil. Beat a guy from the light and my french fry exhuast fumes give him the munchies!

[r34 gtr]

TMS you spend $3/ea on spark plugs? Thats such a rip! My $1.64/ea denso copper plugs rape you.

To the OP, this thread fails.

[themadscientist]

when the "right plugs" cost $10 each I am saving money. I would always enjoy guys who would say they needed iridiums when I just smoked them with coppers.

[xekushnr]

I get tired of this snake oil magic spark plug bull****. A spark plug has one job and one job alone, light the mixture. If your plugs can light your mixture they are good, these or any other zomg plugs are not needed. Get a good quality standard parts and make sure your ignition system is in good condition and you will have no trouble. I ran RBs and CAs at 15lbs of boost on $3 a pop Autolites for years.

Now I dont have to write what I was going to post. Thanks TMS!

There is a reason every company has a marketing department. To get you to buy their bull****.

[themadscientist]

if you act right now you get the tornader as a free gift!

[honda_killer240]

u guys missed the warning

CAUTION: Pulstar model recommendations are for stock, unmodified engines. If you have added an aftermarket turbocharger, supercharger, nitrous or any other product that increases displacement or compression to your engine you will require a colder heat range pulse plug in order to avoid possible damage to your engine. For these applications please see our other great product at DirectHits or call us at 888-800-6700.

the directyhit ones cost 30 bux.

[themadscientist]

higher compression and boost increases will often call for adjusting the heat range and gap, nothing unusual there.

[C-Kwik]

I'm guessing that this may be similar to what Nology wires did. Basically, shorten the spark's duration in exchange for a stronger spark. Perhaps a capacitor built into the plug.

[nametakennow]

These plugs = meh... it's just a capacitor in a spark plug. Big whoop.

Homologous charge ignition FTW!

[themadscientist]

I might try those NGK unobtaniums