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willietrucker is currently offline  willietrucker   United States
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Check out the latest idea in spark plugs.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13160950


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Re: [GMCnet] New spark plugs on the horizon [message #123062 is a reply to message #123053] Sun, 24 April 2011 17:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Gary Berry is currently offline  Gary Berry   United States
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Neat idea. I wonder if these would change our timing any?? Since they
have 3 different places where they ignite the mixture in the cylinder,
there wouldn't be just one flame front, but three so the mixture would
burn quicker. Just wondering. Anyway, I'm done thinking about it.

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Re: [GMCnet] New spark plugs on the horizon [message #123090 is a reply to message #123062] Mon, 25 April 2011 07:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Steven Ferguson is currently offline  Steven Ferguson   United States
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The idea of starting flame travel in more than one place could possibly make
existing cyl head combustion chamber technology extinct and open up a whole
new world of performance. Spark plugs that could focus is a fairly bold
concept IMHO.

On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Gary Berry <duallycc@gmail.com> wrote:

> Neat idea. I wonder if these would change our timing any?? Since they
> have 3 different places where they ignite the mixture in the cylinder,
> there wouldn't be just one flame front, but three so the mixture would
> burn quicker. Just wondering. Anyway, I'm done thinking about it.
>
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Re: New spark plugs on the horizon [message #123094 is a reply to message #123053] Mon, 25 April 2011 08:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Hardie Johnson is currently offline  Hardie Johnson   United States
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willietrucker wrote on Sun, 24 April 2011 16:37

Check out the latest idea in spark plugs.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13160950

Wow, $24,000* for a set of plugs, what an idea.
* based on cost of small, high power lasers I've worked with.


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Re: [GMCnet] New spark plugs on the horizon [message #123098 is a reply to message #123094] Mon, 25 April 2011 09:32 Go to previous message
Steven Ferguson is currently offline  Steven Ferguson   United States
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On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 6:23 AM, Hardie Johnson <hardie.j@gmail.com> wrote:

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> willietrucker wrote on Sun, 24 April 2011 16:37
> > Check out the latest idea in spark plugs.
> >
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13160950
>
> Wow, $24,000* for a set of plugs, what an idea.
> * based on cost of small, high power lasers I've worked with.
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