[6pack] E3 Spark Plugs

[Bob Danielson]

Hmmmm.....only $25/plug.........I think I'll pass on this one too. 


Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
Toyota 5 Speed & Nissan LSD
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org 

-----Original Message-----
From: Navarrette, Vance [mailto:vance.navarrette at intel.com] 
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 4:54 PM
To: Bob Danielson; 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [6pack] E3 Spark Plugs

 	Bob:

	There is nothing too advanced about these. Bosch has been making a
similar product for years. Yes, the plug life is prolonged at or near peak
performance. So the advantage is real, but modest.

	The plug I am interested in is the pulse plug -
http://www.pulstar.com
	David Vizard does some extensive testing of Nology spark plug wires
(http://www.nology.com) in his book, "Tuning the A series Engine". The
Nology wire does the exact same thing as the pulse plug. The Nology tuning
circuit is part of the plug wire. Electrically the pulse plug and the Nology
wire are the same circuit - except Nology does not have a patent on putting
the circuit inside the plug. Nology holds patents on the energy storage plug
wire, and they are the only company making them as far as I know...
	Pulse plugs avoids Nology's patents by moving the circuit inside the
plug. According to Vizard, the power gains are real for attaching an energy
storage device to your plug. His best A series motor ever used the Nology
wires. The gains were modest (2-3 HP on a 1400 cc engine) but real, or so he
claimed.
	My only gripe is that the plugs (and the Nology wires for that
matter) are EXPENSIVE! $150 for a set of plugs for our beloved 6s. Waaa!!!
And, they wear out just like conventional plugs, so you need to replace them
(perhaps not as often). In that regard the Nology wires are superior, since
they can be used with cheap spark plugs.
	So, if you want to try out a set of pulse plugs and let us know, I
am ALL EARS!!!

    Vance Navarrette
    Cogito Ergo Zoom
    I think, therefore I go fast

	P.S. if the babe on the Nology web page comes with the wires, I am
buying TWO sets of wires and forgetting the plugs.

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bob Danielson
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 1:03 PM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] E3 Spark Plugs

Has anybody ever tried these E3
(http://www.e3sparkplugs.com/diamondfire.htm) spark plugs? Is it all
marketing hype or is it a valid design and theory <snip>

Just curious.

Bob