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06-04-2007, 05:10 PM
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If they really are worth 5-10%, and they were reliable, then we would all have them.
06-05-2007, 03:31 PM
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Caught my eye too, especially in light of the fact that my car is about to undergo a major service. Ran it by two p-car indie specialists and both said to stay away from anything outside of OE. Bosch is preferred.
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06-05-2007, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by murphyslaw1978
If they really are worth 5-10%, and they were reliable, then we would all have them.
06-05-2007, 03:55 PM
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Really can't see past the P.T. Barnum Circus Act here...
The only advantage here is the repeatable ignition event... (NOT the timing, as that is dependent (still) on an arc via the distributor and a mecahnical timing system (rotating cap).
The fuel burn video is a nice blind side bunk science thing.... the fuel burn is dependant on the FUEL and AIR... even a flint spark would give the same result... the spark plug adds nothing except the primary source of the ignition point.
And the science is wrong when they talk about 1MegaWatt of spark... it's really a MegaWatt second... big difference.
The spark plug performance will only be as good as the timing behind it...
Just my $0.02
The only advantage here is the repeatable ignition event... (NOT the timing, as that is dependent (still) on an arc via the distributor and a mecahnical timing system (rotating cap).
The fuel burn video is a nice blind side bunk science thing.... the fuel burn is dependant on the FUEL and AIR... even a flint spark would give the same result... the spark plug adds nothing except the primary source of the ignition point.
And the science is wrong when they talk about 1MegaWatt of spark... it's really a MegaWatt second... big difference.
The spark plug performance will only be as good as the timing behind it...
Just my $0.02
06-05-2007, 03:59 PM
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Ran it by two p-car indie specialists and both said to stay away from anything outside of OE. Bosch is preferred.
06-05-2007, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by pcar964
Honestly, talk to 5 different mechanics and you'll get 5 different opinions... on just about anything. The mechanic who doesn't know anything about this new technology, of course will say "stick with factory recommended spark plugs."
06-05-2007, 04:29 PM
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They claim a more powerful spark, but for a shorter duration of time. Which is better at igniting fuel - a less intense but longer-lasting spark, or a more intense but shorter-lasting spark? I don't know. But one thing I do know: Energy is not free.
06-05-2007, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by jmporsche944
10 percent? New spark plugs are going to give me another 25 hp? Yeah right.