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Jarhead · 04-14-2010, 09:28 AM

Must have stock in the company.

jmlozano7 · 04-14-2010, 03:39 PM

ha ha no stock in the company... I just went with it and the car feels great!

tradosaurus · 04-14-2010, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jmlozano7

ha ha no stock in the company... I just went with it and the car feels great!

Hmmmm... "feels great" must be a new results driven engineering concept they are teaching these days.

How about some engineering data to back it up?

cdn2usa · 04-14-2010, 04:55 PM

Smoke and mirrors, those plugs won't make any difference.

Meister@Torq · 04-14-2010, 04:58 PM

I was tuning a 03 cobra and it was breaking up real bad on the first pull so i went to check the plugs and sure enough these were installed....and them removed for TR6's and the car pulled flawless to 7000rpm without a hiccup

gtrules50 · 06-09-2010, 09:24 PM

Here is som info from Michigan Tech on these plugs.

http://www.e3sparkplugstv.com/featur...php?reset=true

Bumble_Bee · 06-09-2010, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by axis

You do know that electricity will take the path of least resistance and WILL NOT got to mulitple points on a electrode. As said before, it will go to the closest prong and that's it. You should change to different heat range plugs when you are FI'd or running nitrous but the OEM style plug is perfectly fine. The funny thing is, you have these high dollar plugs and typically the best ones are the cheapo NGK copper plugs in stock heat range.

I certainly can't say if the plugs will make a difference, however, I'm an electrical engineer and the statement above is simply not true. There is a quote out of the Floyd Fundamentals book (my favorite pocket reference) that says "The popular notion that current follows the path of least resistance just isn’t true. Current follows the paths of all resistances in proportion to their conductance". If it only followed the path of least resistance there would be no such thing as a parallel circuit...

axis · 06-09-2010, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bumble_Bee

I certainly can't say if the plugs will make a difference, however, I'm an electrical engineer and the statement above is simply not true. There is a quote out of the Floyd Fundamentals book (my favorite pocket reference) that says "The popular notion that current follows the path of least resistance just isn’t true. Current follows the paths of all resistances in proportion to their conductance". If it only followed the path of least resistance there would be no such thing as a parallel circuit...

While i'm NOT a electrical engineer, I am fairly good with common sense stuff. So from your quote, you're saying that it's possible for a spark plug with mulitple prongs, of the same conductance, to recieve a single ignition spark, all at the same time?

Knowing that a parallel circuit typically recieves a constant amount of power, and wires are typically all the same conductance, you're energizing the entire circuit. Add to that, they are all DIRECTLY CONNECTED to the power source. Take your parallel circuit scenario, and disconnect them from the power source. Now shoot your power across a gap to the waiting circuits and see if all of them get energized. I'll theorize that only one of the circuits will recieve power and i'll theorize that it's the one that's closest to the power source.

Doc · 06-09-2010, 11:39 PM

Three prongs just adds two additional areas that carbon deposits can collect on and create hotspots. I'll stick with the single prong factory iridium plugs thank you very much.

topgun1 · 06-10-2010, 08:54 AM

waste of time and money. they aren't going to improve hp. Plenty of big hp cars out there with stock plugs. Unless they are misfiring, they don't need to be replaced. The aftermarket plug companies want to make you think that. Just like plug wires.

ducatisl · 06-10-2010, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bumble_Bee

I certainly can't say if the plugs will make a difference, however, I'm an electrical engineer and the statement above is simply not true. There is a quote out of the Floyd Fundamentals book (my favorite pocket reference) that says "The popular notion that current follows the path of least resistance just isn’t true. Current follows the paths of all resistances in proportion to their conductance". If it only followed the path of least resistance there would be no such thing as a parallel circuit...

nice reference. And as a, uh, 40'ish year old mechanical engineer, I'd like to see both the new data, and the baseline, reference data

jmlozano7 · 07-09-2010, 01:53 AM

BUMP!

Read the update on the very first post.

(To everyone I doubted) I'm sorry for doubting you all and your plug knowledge. These plugs have good intentions but plain SUCK!

PQ · 05-02-2011, 02:25 AM

Slowhawk · 05-02-2011, 06:06 AM

Good to see your result. We've pulled alot of bad ones out in the last year. Just sucks that people actually spent the extra money on them. We run the cheap NGK $2 plugs in all our cars.

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04-14-2010, 09:28 AM	#15
Jarhead Semper Fi Camaro Drives: 2010 1SS/RS Aqua Blue LS3 Gauge PKG Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Shelby NC Posts: 423 View My Garage	Must have stock in the company. __________________

04-14-2010, 04:55 PM	#18
cdn2usa Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Midlothian, Va Posts: 257	Smoke and mirrors, those plugs won't make any difference. __________________ Aqua Blue 2SS c/w factory white strips, MT. Installed options;Tinted Windows, De-badged, Hurst Shifter,CAI,Vmax throttle body, Kooks LT Headers, High Flow Cats,Borla Touring Axle Back, ADM Scoop, Washwater relocation,Diablo Predator(c/w Ted's Magic), Custom start defeat switch, painted engine cover, shark fin & bow ties, ABL lighting, Rear Camera.

06-09-2010, 11:39 PM	#23
Doc Dances With Mustangs Drives: 2010 1SS/RS MT Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Posts: 3,819 View My Garage	Three prongs just adds two additional areas that carbon deposits can collect on and create hotspots. I'll stick with the single prong factory iridium plugs thank you very much. __________________ Blue Angel is here!! 1SS/RS LS3 M6 IBM

06-10-2010, 08:54 AM	#24
topgun1 Drives: 10 SIM 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 1,940 View My Garage	waste of time and money. they aren't going to improve hp. Plenty of big hp cars out there with stock plugs. Unless they are misfiring, they don't need to be replaced. The aftermarket plug companies want to make you think that. Just like plug wires. __________________ 5th Gen Camaros of the Carolinas SIM, 2SS/RS LS3 5/7/11 453.9 RWHP 427.5 RWTQ VMS Stage 2.5 Comp Cams kit, Cold Air Inductions intake, ADM race scoop, DT 1 3/4" headers, Solo cats, 3" Magnaflow catback, Pypes cutouts, HP tune, H&R SuperSport springs, Eibach sways/spacers, TexasSpeed UD pulley, LSR tensioner pulley, Barton shifter, skip shift eliminator, powder-coated calipers, R1 concept rotors, StopTech pads, Granatelli wires, Lloyds mats, tint, AAC afterburner taillamps, AAC scanner/sidemarkers, SRP pedals, custom engine cover, black bowties, Ridergraphix hood spears....

04-14-2010, 03:39 PM	#16
jmlozano7 NUPOC Candidate Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 348 View My Garage	ha ha no stock in the company... I just went with it and the car feels great!

04-14-2010, 04:58 PM	#19
Meister@Torq Drives: 2001 Crown Vic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Miami Posts: 974	I was tuning a 03 cobra and it was breaking up real bad on the first pull so i went to check the plugs and sure enough these were installed....and them removed for TR6's and the car pulled flawless to 7000rpm without a hiccup

06-09-2010, 09:24 PM	#20
gtrules50 Big Pappa Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 8	Here is som info from Michigan Tech on these plugs. http://www.e3sparkplugstv.com/featur...php?reset=true

07-09-2010, 01:53 AM	#26
jmlozano7 NUPOC Candidate Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 348 View My Garage	BUMP! Read the update on the very first post. (To everyone I doubted) I'm sorry for doubting you all and your plug knowledge. These plugs have good intentions but plain SUCK! __________________ No more Charlotte... Currently driving an '08 Honda Accord... Will be driving a ZL1 before you know it!

05-02-2011, 02:25 AM	#27
PQ Booooosted. Drives: 2010 Supercharged SS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 36,717 View My Garage	__________________

05-02-2011, 06:06 AM	#28
Slowhawk Drives: 1999 Trans Am Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bridgewater,Ma Posts: 2,018	Good to see your result. We've pulled alot of bad ones out in the last year. Just sucks that people actually spent the extra money on them. We run the cheap NGK $2 plugs in all our cars.

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