E3 spark plugs

[Scott>72-GMC]

Just have to ask if anybody has made the switch and what u think
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[bugmasta]

I ran them in my 65 VW but haven't put them in a v8. They ran well in the VW as it was notorious for fouling plugs and never had an issue after the swap.
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[Scott>72-GMC]

I've heard good things but from tv I figured this would be a good place to find real feedback
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[domeier]

"...Our patented design gets the flame (or combustion process) started earlier in the combustion chamber before gas is vented off when the exhaust valves open..."

translation: 100% BS, (unadulterated, pure, grade AAA)

[bugmasta]

I had a 2054cc stroker in my vw so it liked lots of fuel but also needed a hot spark to burn it all. The E3 did that.
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[buckskins4ever]

Originally Posted by Scott>72-GMC

Just have to ask if anybody has made the switch and what u think
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Been running them for the full 1000 miles I have on mine now. They seem to burn well no flaws to date and thats after doing several Dyno pulls to tune and test performance and driving everyday the sun shines. I get up towards 5500rpm often when showing off around town.....they hold up well.

[Scott>72-GMC]

I believe they are what's going in my 350
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[weever82]

I changed over from Champion and couldn't tell the difference but still runs great and haven't fouled up at all.
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[cdowns]

blah blah blah no different than any other sparkplug that is one third the price

[bugmasta]

Originally Posted by cdowns

blah blah blah no different than any other sparkplug that is one third the price

i disagree, as i mentioned before any other plug i put in my 2054 stroker would foul after about a month of driving. the E3 never fouled once. there may not have been much in terms of butt dyno difference, but not having to pull the plugs and clean once a month was worth the extra price for me. to each their own i guess.

[towbar]

Due to my personal experience with E3'$, I wouldn't walk across the road for a set if they were stuffing the boxes with dollar bills!

About 2 years ago I bought a new set for my newly acquired 5.3 2000 Silverado with 109k on it. I removed the factory AC's which were running fine (duh), replaced them with the E3's along with replacing the plug wires, air filter, swapping to Mobile 1 oil, changed the diff and trans fluid at the same time. Truck ran great!

Fast forward about 7 or 8 months, my truck develops a periodic miss, maybe once a day, maybe once every 5 minutes....but would go days in between. Finally the miss became more frequent to the point it had to be fixed. I'm thinking there is no way it could be the plugs, these are the ever so great and expensive E3$...must be a coil!! Got a new coil, spent a whole day swapping coil from 1 cylinder to the next till the miss went away....ah hah! Few days later the miss started back, crap!!! another bad coil? repeat the process with another new coil.....miss goes away again for a few days. OK, now it cant be every coil!! Pulled the plug wires, checked resistance...perfect!
Pulled the plugs, looked fine, replaced them with some Autolites and that's been about a year plus ago, no misses since!!!

E3 plugs had about 5k miles on them but missed terribly!! Will never buy another E3....period!! and bash em every chance I get!

[GASoline71]

Snake Oil...

No better than the BS Splitfire plugs from the early 90's.

Gary

[towbar]

Originally Posted by GASoline71

Snake Oil...

No better than the BS Splitfire plugs from the early 90's.

Gary

10-4 brother!!

[Scott>72-GMC]

Hmmmmm very interesting feedback
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[GASoline71]

You can get one of the "Tornado" air intake gimmicks too...

Your truck will damn near fly off the road...

Gary

[Scott>72-GMC]

Well like I said I figured this would be a good place to ask
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[GASoline71]

Gary

[truckster]

It's basic physics - electricity will take the shortest path to ground. Whether you have 1 electrode or 10, only one of them is getting a spark.

The exception might be if you have a setup that tends to foul plugs. Since the carbon would tend to build up on one electrode (the one getting the spark), once that one is fouled the spark will jump to the next closest.

Otherwise, I agree that it's expensive snake oil.

[flyingtim01]

Like Gary said above, they remind me a lot of the old Splitfire things. Your coil is putting out the same to whatever plug you're running. Do you want it to be one nice, hot spark, or three weak ones?

[domeier]

My old boss wanted me to help him install a "hydrogen generator" he bought for his Volvo on some tinfoil-helmet-crystal-power website. "BURN 20% less gas!!!" He thought he'd found some automotive miracle technology that Detroit and Tokyo somehow managed to miss...

[Longhorn 70]

Give me a set of Autolite 26 for tapers or 145 for straight thread plugs. I have tried Bosch, NGK and others. I can actully feel the difference in lower performance motors. I had a Suzuki Samurai that I tried Bosch Platinums in. It actually felt slower. I put the old Autolites back in and could tell the difference. Since then, they all get Autolite.

[cabman420]

I have always had good luck with Autolite's and AC's