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Pulstar spark plugs??? Anyone use them??

Old Dec 9, 2008 | 11:41 PM
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Pulstar spark plugs??? Anyone use them??

Hi guys, I am thinking of replacing my stock spark plugs on my 02 c32. My car has already 59k on the clock and I get very poor gas mileage. I heard a lot of people saying that the pulstar spark plug is the best one on the market, but also it is the most expensive one at 25 bucks. I dont know what kind of difference they will make on the c32, but I figure that since our car uses 12 of them for 6 cylinders, the difference would not be huge. All you guys that tested them or know anything about them please share your opinions. Thank you.
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 12:30 AM
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 02:05 AM
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Take out both terminals off the battery for 30 mins or so or when you change
your oil and you'll erase most of the adaptation thats giving you poor MPG...
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 03:08 AM
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Originally Posted by alkrstev
Hi guys, I am thinking of replacing my stock spark plugs on my 02 c32. My car has already 59k on the clock and I get very poor gas mileage. I heard a lot of people saying that the pulstar spark plug is the best one on the market, but also it is the most expensive one at 25 bucks. I dont know what kind of difference they will make on the c32, but I figure that since our car uses 12 of them for 6 cylinders, the difference would not be huge. All you guys that tested them or know anything about them please share your opinions. Thank you.
Pulstar plugs are nothing more than a marketing gimick. Don't waste your time or money with them. "Yes", they put out more "energy", but it's essentially unusable and will not produce any tangible performance improvements on your car. Stick with the Iridium plugs that belong in your vehicle. They're still expensive, but you won't be paying a lot more for a false promise of performance such as Pulstar, Splitfire, etc.
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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I just did my plugs yesterday and then did a dyno run after plugs were changed. The Stock Mercedes NGK's Were a rusty red color. Most likely from all the fuel additives we have out here in Arizona. I put in NGK Iridium plugs and gained about 10wtq and 1.5whp. The Pulstar plugs may have a chance to gain some power. I would say no more torque than the NGK Iridiums, but they might get you a few HP. Not really worth the investment though. My recommendation is just go 1 colder on an NGK Iridium. There are other places to but your money that will give you more power.
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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Thanks a lot guys, so its either denso iridium or ngk iridium... Thanks for saving me money.
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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i dont mean to hijack, but what is the comparable NGK IX plug to the IK22 (one heat ranger colder)?
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 08:33 PM
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i dont mean to hijack, but what is the comparable NGK IX plug to the IK22 (one heat ranger colder)?
i think they are NGK IX bkr7eix-11. Can anyone (perhaps running these) confirm that this is indeed the one heat range colder?
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