thatcutteeboy Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 (edited) Anybody ever used Pulstar Plugs in their W. I bought the Ad1i which are iridium that I am going to put in the vert. Do you all think there will be a noticable difference? Edited May 30, 2010 by thatcutteeboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BXX Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 (edited) No, odds are they are cheap shit and will end up with premature misfires. Stick stock plugs in it and dont look back (i.e. AC Delco) Our ignition systems are a little picky with plugs. If the different plugs interal resistance is too different (spark plugs have resistors internally) then the plug can actually kill the coil and/or ICM. But dont fret, putting non-stock plugs in a Ford 4.6L/5.4L w/ coilover plugs and your guarenteed to start killing the already shitty coils, so it could be worse Edited May 30, 2010 by BXX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 taked to someone about pulstars last week. they lost 3 miles per gallon with them in a mustang. they stuck the stockers back in and didn't look back. I would get thew ACDELCO rapidfire pulgs, not the cheap copper ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatcutteeboy Posted May 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 No, odds are they are cheap shit and will end up with premature misfires. Stick stock plugs in it and dont look back (i.e. AC Delco) Our ignition systems are a little picky with plugs. If the different plugs interal resistance is too different (spark plugs have resistors internally) then the plug can actually kill the coil and/or ICM. But dont fret, putting non-stock plugs in a Ford 4.6L/5.4L w/ coilover plugs and your guarenteed to start killing the already shitty coils, so it could be worse The plugs were 12.95 each. They're supposed to hold a charge within to create a better firing point. They were not cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 The plugs were 12.95 each. God damn! I've never even heard of these plugs, where'd you get em? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BXX Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Snake oil my friend.. I can only image what the internal capacitor on them is gonna do to the cars ignition system. Our cars stock ignition system is powerful enough to use on 9 second or less drag cars.. there's not really room for inprovement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatcutteeboy Posted May 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 God damn! I've never even heard of these plugs, where'd you get em?I got them from Advance where I work I special ordered them they were regularily $25 a piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertISaar Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 I got them from Advance where I work I special ordered them they were regularily $25 a piece. anyone who pays for them deserved what they get.... just stick in the recommened platinums and forget about them for 100K miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatcutteeboy Posted May 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 (edited) anyone who pays for them deserved what they get.... just stick in the recommened platinums and forget about them for 100K miles. http://www.pulstar.com/ http://www.pulstar.com/faqs.htm Edited May 30, 2010 by thatcutteeboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 http://tsx.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=673870 good info there, basically the pulstar plug has a capicitor inside it to try to give a hotter spark... http://www.customtacos.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98382 this guy had dyno proven small gains, bur admitted he was comparing worn out plugs to new pulstars http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-tech-performance/1727425-pulstar-spark-plugs.html Not sure If I would call them snake oil, but maybe a quicker way to make money leave your wallet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern8tion9l Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 holy hell i thought i paid a lot at $7 a plug! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 i remember reading up on these sometime last year, and nope, they aren't worth a damn. You can show dyno runs all you want with your 1-2hp increase, but anyone will tell you that the same engine will have small variances like that run to run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schurkey Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 anyone who pays for them deserved what they get.... just stick in the recommened platinums and forget about them for 100K miles. DING! DING! DING! We HAVE a WINNER! I'd be happy to sell you $40-per-gallon gasoline, too. I promise that it'll improve your mileage and power... Wierd-ass spark plugs are nothing new; Bosch sells plugs with multiple ground electrodes. I've got a 1955 Hot Rod magazine with ads in the back for the same thing, but with a different brand name. Not only do the crazy designs not work all that well, but most of 'em aren't even ORIGINAL ideas. There's a company making plug wires (Nology) with the same capacitor trick as is in your spark plugs. High schools don't teach students basic science; and companies are well-versed in how to put a positive "spin" on the product they sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 THESE DON'T WORK! A Local guy did a test in his LS1 Vette. dyno and road test for a couple thousand miles. total fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 http://www.pulstar.com/http://www.pulstar.com/faqs.htm Since when was it a good idea to go to the product's manufacturer to see if its valid? That's like going to the website of a manufacturer that makes a $100 electric turbo (aka hairdryer) for their dyno test results, which are all fabricated and complete bogus. I wouldn't be surprised if these cause you more harm than good. Stop feeding into all the lies. If you want more performance out of your car, ask the people who have owned and modded these cars for 5-15 years. Anyone can market a lie these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedbuick Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 Since when was it a good idea to go to the product's manufacturer to see if its valid? That's like going to the website of a manufacturer that makes a $100 electric turbo (aka hairdryer) for their dyno test results, which are all fabricated and complete bogus. I wouldn't be surprised if these cause you more harm than good. Stop feeding into all the lies. If you want more performance out of your car, ask the people who have owned and modded these cars for 5-15 years. Anyone can market a lie these days. I know the guy that makes the e turbos for JCWhitney he refused to let my friend test one on his car and just insists it works. Doesn't care to prove it or even make a "home video" of an install and dyno run. Yet he still sells those things. Cost as much as my cam!! None of these things seem worth it, even if they help 1%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatcutteeboy Posted June 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 Since when was it a good idea to go to the product's manufacturer to see if its valid? That's like going to the website of a manufacturer that makes a $100 electric turbo (aka hairdryer) for their dyno test results, which are all fabricated and complete bogus. I wouldn't be surprised if these cause you more harm than good. Stop feeding into all the lies. If you want more performance out of your car, ask the people who have owned and modded these cars for 5-15 years. Anyone can market a lie these days. I just put this there so someone could read it because everyone hadn't even heard of them. By the way has anyone here ever used them. It's like everyone is going off hearsay or hesay, shesay:babble: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal_GS_1989 Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 I just put this there so someone could read it because everyone hadn't even heard of them. By the way has anyone here ever used them. It's like everyone is going off hearsay or hesay, shesay:babble: The only reason for that is because enough people on here have tried plugs from different manufacturers before, and have found that the stock plugs are the best ones to use period. Not that there isn't any other plugs that won't work as good...just that no one here has come across anything yet that has managed to top the stock plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 The only reason for that is because enough people on here have tried plugs from different manufacturers before, and have found that the stock plugs are the best ones to use period. Not that there isn't any other plugs that won't work as good...just that no one here has come across anything yet that has managed to top the stock plugs. Which is because people can pull 450hp+ on stock plugs. Plugs will not do jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaxie500XL Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 Precisely. I had that old '64 Galaxie, for years I used Autolite plugs. The Champion Copper Plus had just come out, and I just had to try them. Lost 2 mpg, and the car wouldn't idle when warm for more than about a minute in gear without dying. Went back to the Autolite, problem solved. Did the same thing with my old LeBaron convertible...bought the expensive weird Bosch plugs, lost 2 mpg, and the car ran poorly. Put the Champion plugs back in that Chrysler specified, problem solved. I'm very certain that in both cases, a better plug probably was available, I just never found it. That being said, I'd love to hear how those PUIstar plugs worked out for you--maybe you found something---but the odds are pretty much against you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatcutteeboy Posted June 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Precisely. I had that old '64 Galaxie, for years I used Autolite plugs. The Champion Copper Plus had just come out, and I just had to try them. Lost 2 mpg, and the car wouldn't idle when warm for more than about a minute in gear without dying. Went back to the Autolite, problem solved. Did the same thing with my old LeBaron convertible...bought the expensive weird Bosch plugs, lost 2 mpg, and the car ran poorly. Put the Champion plugs back in that Chrysler specified, problem solved. I'm very certain that in both cases, a better plug probably was available, I just never found it. That being said, I'd love to hear how those PUIstar plugs worked out for you--maybe you found something---but the odds are pretty much against you. I haven't even put them in yet so we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95whitevert Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 I haven't even put them in yet so we'll see. What are you waiting for, put the plugs in and test em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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