Anyone tried these new pulse plugs?

[Crazee D]

I am impressed for the price!
I have seen tests in D-Sport AND Modified mags and both saw a 5% plus increase across the board. Tests were well controlled and dyno backed.
Plasma technology is legitimate.
This is the next step from the plasma tech that 1st found application in the hotwires.
I plan on getting some.

 

[Crazee D]

Some debate here:
http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthread.php?t=288837&page=2

blog here:
http://pulstarplug.blogspot.com/

 

[Vindikacione]

It will work fine with a NA MZ3, but doubtful it will show any significant gains in a Turbo MS3. Still wouldn't buy them if I owned a sorry Honduh... Honduh's aren't worth the extra $$$!!! Don't be a sucker.

 

[mazdaspeed32007]

i just put some 1 step colder ngk plugs for less than half that. they work ******* great. you wont see me spending 112 bucks on plugs thats for sure.

 

[Crazee D]

cost per hp for a 5% increase, it would be a good deal

 

[mazdaspeed32007]

thats like 20 buck per HP. 350 for a custom TBE and you gain roughly 40 hp. thats like 8 bucks per HP. youd have to spend 800 for your exhaust for it to equal $20 per HP. id say thats a better deal than those plugs. same with a MS CAI. looking at roughly $280-20hp thats $14 per HP. these kinds of mods in combination with others would be much more beneficial that just plugs. plus...if you buy the NGK plugs your getting a quality plug that stops the problems the regular plugs have. IMO...waste of money for such little benefits. maybe in the future when the price comes down i will be your test bunny. until then, my 112 dollars will go towards something else. ill keep subscribed to know how it works out when someone is willing to buy them.

 

[lewisb01]

i just put some 1 step colder ngk plugs for less than half that. they work ******* great. you wont see me spending 112 bucks on plugs thats for sure.

I was thinking about getting those plugs when I get TMIC since I'll have it apart I figured why not put the NGK colder plugs in.
But I wasn't for sure if they were worth it? Also do those already come pre-gapped for the speed3?

 

[Vindikacione]

for that insane price, you'd think they come gapped! Maybe a free lap dance too.

 

[mazdaspeed32007]

hes talking about the ngk plugs. i bought mine from ngk and when i measured they were perfect. when i bought them they said it was ms3 specific so maybe they do them??? not sure if that was coincidence or not but it was fine for me. they def are worth the 50 bucks. kills all stuttering and hesitation from the plug pov.

 

[ZZZOOM!]

Forum Member "cmedrive" just had a before and after dyno done to test the pulse plugs. I guess this company is based here in NM? I'll shoot him a PM and see if I can get him on here to give you guys some feedback. The gains were not enough for me to be interested in selling them.

 

[cmedrive]

Yeah, I offered up my car to test these for Enerpulse. I've got before and after dyno results but I feel that the dyno numbers I received were kind of high. He showed me the individual runs on the dyno computer and all the runs seemed to indicate the dyno was measuring correctly. Heres the breakdown of the info I received.
Mustang Dyno-2004 MZ3 2.3l
65 deg F, 5000ft above msl, I/H/E, BSD, Advanced Timing Mod
HP (Peak) +0.50% 203
Torque (Peak) +1.55% 197
HP (Avg) +0.66% 152
Torque (Avg) +0.55% 184
Acceleration (40-80mph) -1.63% 7.85s
Fuel Use (CC) -1.07% 945.97
Fuel use was measured over 8.12 miles if I remember correctly. It was an EPA test I guess. The gains were small but still gains. Is it worth $25/plug? That's up to you to decide. A lot of people have had problems with these plugs causing misfires and CELs. What I found out from the tech at Enerpulse was that these have to be gapped correctly otherwise you end up burning through the insulator. He suggested a 0.005" smaller gap than stock.