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Old 01-25-2008, 06:25 PM
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http://www.pulstarplug.com/howtheywork.html
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Old 01-25-2008, 07:36 PM
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I like how it says if you don't use this power to go faster it will help you save at the pump a whole 2.2% on the toyota corolla with the 1.8 LITER. Hey that equates to a whole .66 mpg increase if you avg 30 mpg

11 GALLONS
.66 MPG
YOU GET A WHOLE 7 MILES EXTRA PER TANK

If you drive 15000 miles a year you'll use approximately one less tank of gas a year

Thats complete woth the extra cost
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lol they're trying pretty hard to sell those sparkplugs
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Old 01-25-2008, 08:53 PM
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i read some where they did a test on all the fancy spark plugs on a neon srt-4 even thou the pulstarplug did get the most hp numbers out of it the

your still better getting the denso iridium spark plugs way cheaper and those plugs came in second and it made the most torque numbers out of the bunch!
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what bout the NGK iridium
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The iridium plugs are worth the money I have used them in a couple vehicles
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http://www.sparkplugs.com/sparkplug4...Results&mfid=0
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Old 01-26-2008, 06:26 PM
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most ppl are comparing it to the nology hotwire kit and they are right about it too
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Originally Posted by duck_dodgers_24_5
most ppl are comparing it to the nology hotwire kit and they are right about it too
Are the hotwires not worth it?
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Old 01-26-2008, 06:43 PM
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Have to admit, the site is very well done...
But I think I'll pass...
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Originally Posted by Dispatcher138
Are the hotwires not worth it?
No, well at least not for our cars. They make coil on plug to have the electricity go directly into the spark plug, the design is far superior, adding any wires to that is worthless and could adversely have a worse effect on the car rather than a performance gain.
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Old 01-28-2008, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Dispatcher138
Originally Posted by duck_dodgers_24_5
most ppl are comparing it to the nology hotwire kit and they are right about it too
Are the hotwires not worth it?
in 6-18 months they will go bad
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Old 03-07-2008, 08:50 PM
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Where's the best place to order a set of iridium plugs?
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Scope this thread.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=207682
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Old 03-10-2008, 03:36 AM
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I have over 60,XXX on the Denso Iridiums
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Pulsarplugs, like capacitive discharge, & nology are an old school solution to the inherent weakness found in spark plug wire systems.

Okada Project, plasma ignition coil packs kit.. uses the same technology as the pulsarplugs; & it sounds like it'd be a more reliable replacement for a coil over plug design like ours.

... they're all about eliminating misfires under scenarios that fall outside manufacturer's tolerances; so it's likely these products are of little benefit to street tuned vehicles.
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add Jacobs to the above list....
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Originally Posted by Retrospect
Where's the best place to order a set of iridium plugs?
Ebay has some NGK Irridiums for like 30 bucks a set shipped. Just make sure you get the part number for the bB tho. They come pre gapped at the proper .044 gap.
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Old 03-18-2008, 06:17 AM
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Here is the ebay link for the plugs
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-NGK...em130197865833
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$24.95 each
no way$100 for 4 plugs
mine has ngk$2.50 each and goes point A to point B pretty well jajajajajajaja
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