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Can't find the story now, read it yesterday somewhere on the web. It's a new injector that eliminates spark plugs by preheating the fuel to, like 200 degrees C, and when it's injected into the cylinder it ignites with the compressed air, or something like that. :blink:

They're claiming a 30-40 % bump in fuel mileage, and is close to the production stage.

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Can't find the story now, read it yesterday somewhere on the web. It's a new injector that eliminates spark plugs by preheating the fuel to, like 200 degrees C, and when it's injected into the cylinder it ignites with the compressed air, or something like that. :blink:

They're claiming a 30-40 % bump in fuel mileage, and is close to the production stage.

Sorta like a gasoline diesel,,, Kinda

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Can't find the story now, read it yesterday somewhere on the web. It's a new injector that eliminates spark plugs by preheating the fuel to, like 200 degrees C, and when it's injected into the cylinder it ignites with the compressed air, or something like that. :blink:

They're claiming a 30-40 % bump in fuel mileage, and is close to the production stage.

 

Funny thang, I read a claim of 10% mpg improvement!

 

The new laser ignitions sound much more promising and less costly too!

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interesting stuff.

better mielage, more efficieant lean burn....

 

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/10/07/plasma-bursts-could-replace-sparks-in-car-engines/?test=faces :Beer-Chug[1]:

I'm still running the original Pulstar plugs In got gifted to me from Pulstar about 4 or 5 years ago & I believe I get better performace & milage. I also noticed that l have less vibration . I was told these plugs work best on a motor like the PP100 because it has a large combustion chamber.

 

Has anyone else run these in a PP100?

 

See the U-tube dyno runs on a Harley

 

 

They had some issues with the ECU

 

 

John

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Funny thang, I read a claim of 10% mpg improvement!

 

The new laser ignitions sound much more promising and less costly too!

Do you remember where you read it at, Doc? I was trying to go from memory, but that needs an overhaul too. :blink:

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AHA! Just 'membered. It was in INC magazine in the wifes doctors office. No golf or hunting/fishing magazines in that one.

Clickey

35% better mileage. Oh, and 400 degrees C. That's HOT!

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Do you remember where you read it at, Doc? I was trying to go from memory, but that needs an overhaul too. :blink:

 

Yup, it says 10% in the original posted site on this here thread...check it out ~ Fox News or whatever.

 

I can tell you that the E3s I'm running now outperform and are cheaper than the pulstars. I ran the pulstars for a season and was less impressed.

 

Starts up as soon as you turn the key & no hesitation on acceleration ~ no popping on deaccel either. Liking the 'Diamond~Fire' E3 design.

 

If you have a pullstart lawnmower oe hard starting ridermower or tractor try the E3s in that too.

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Do you remember where you read it at, Doc? I was trying to go from memory, but that needs an overhaul too. :blink:

Eat more sardines to improve memory unless you remember that you don't happen to like sardines!

 

Anyhow these media pundits need to get their story str8...

 

Here ya go:

 

 

Federal-Mogul

"As automakers strive to achieve gas mileage gains and prolong the life of the internal combustion engine, it’s impressive to see the new areas of efficiency improvements being developed, even some you may never have considered before.

 

The latest is from Michigan-based supplier Federal-Mogul, which recently received a patent for a new ignition system dubbed the Advanced Corona Ignition System, or ACIS.

 

Doing away completely with the traditional spark plug used in gasoline engines, ACIS relies on a high-intensity plasma burst, or corona, which works using electrical energy in a more controlled manner than the traditional spark.

 

Essentially, this corona can spread throughout the combustion chamber, leading to a more efficient burn even when fuel and air mixtures are lean.

 

According to its developer, ACIS can improve gas mileage by as much as 10 percent over a traditional spark plug engine.

 

Other benefits include more accurate ignition timing to aid existing direct injection systems and potentially cooler running engines as more energy is converted to motive power rather than heat. Additionally, the units themselves are less susceptible to electrode erosion, meaning they last longer.

 

Note, ACIS isn’t the only spark plug replacing technology we’ve come across in the recent past. Japanese researchers are working on developing laser based ignition systems, and major automakers including GM, Daimler, and Volkswagen are working on completely sparkless ignition technology for gasoline engines.

 

Federal-Mogul says it’s still testing its ACIS technology and hasn’t announced any release dates as of yet."

 

 

 

Read more: Here

 

FYI I am running a .044 gag on the E3s in the '99Chief

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