Best "gimmick" plugs?

[cwilliamsws6]

I've always had a soft spot for stupid "gimmick" products and sometimes for S&G I like to buy something to see if it actually works or if it is indeed a gimmick.

Out of the following three "gimmick" spark plugs, which one seems most promising or which should I pull the trigger on and give a try?

1) Pilot Nitrode plugs
2) E3 Diamondfire
3) Pulstar Plasma core

 

[JC1]

I would say don't bother, but go and try the E3. What are you putting the plugs in?

 

[AutoMechanic]

Never heard of any of those brands so I’m not sure if they are gimmicks or not.

 

[zrxkawboy]

Pulstar. I’ve never known anyone who’s tried them...would be interesting to hear how they work.

 

[ka9mnx]

I tried E3 in three vehicles and they were total junk.

 

[cwilliamsws6]

I tried E3 in three vehicles and they were total junk.

What happened with the E3 plugs when you tried them I am curious

 

[Kira]

+1 on the E3 query. I've heard the same thing.

 

[ka9mnx]

Hard starting, Lost power and lost fuel economy.

 

[cwilliamsws6]

I would say don't bother, but go and try the E3. What are you putting the plugs in?

They would be going in my CR-V

 

[cwilliamsws6]

Hard starting, Lost power and lost fuel economy.

What vehicle was it in and how much of a difference?

 

[ka9mnx]

Ranger, Dodge Van, F150. All in my sig. Bad enough to make me send them to the trash. Disgusting. Every time I see Power Nation and others on TV use and recommend them it turns my stomach.

 

[UG_Passat]

Didn't Project Farm do a video on these gimmick plugs?

 

[ripcord]

I have an E3 in my Kohler Command powered walk behind mower. It was the only one available at the neighborhood hardware store when I broke the one it replaced. It's been running like normal for a couple of years so no complaints. Nothing special, either, though.

 

[jhellwig]

The e3 seams to be fine in small engines I run them in. I had them in a vehicle once. Don’t remember if I got rid of them or kept them after it decided to throw a fit and not start one day. It was a 04 Tahoe. It flooded so bad I had to pull the fuel pump relay and crank till it fired never did figure out what exactly caused the issue but it trashed the o2 sensors.

the theory on them is good but I think the size of the grounding electrode might cause more cooling of the flame than the opening benefits it.

 

[JeffKeryk]

If they were any good the factory would use 'em.

 

[RazorsEdge]

When we bought the used lawn tractor,it had an E3 plug. No issues used it that summer.

 

[Oillover]

V-power plugs from Bosch (split metal piece).
Sadly, it didn't help the running or fuel economy.

 

[skyactiv]

Try some why so cheap fake NGK's off eBay and report back.

 

[jhellwig]

V-power plugs from Bosch (split metal piece).
Sadly, it didn't help the running or fuel economy.

That reminds me, the Bosch platinum +4 plugs sucked a huge pile of butts. The hot electrode would burn off. I don’t think they even make those junk plugs anymore. Those deserved more scorn that the split fire plugs did.

 

[ka9mnx]

The e3 seams to be fine in small engines I run them in. I had them in a vehicle once. Don’t remember if I got rid of them or kept them after it decided to throw a fit and not start one day. It was a 04 Tahoe. It flooded so bad I had to pull the fuel pump relay and crank till it fired never did figure out what exactly caused the issue but it trashed the o2 sensors.

the theory on them is good but I think the size of the grounding electrode might cause more cooling of the flame than the opening benefits it.

Agree. E3 started out as a plug for small engines. Especially hard starting 2 strokes. And they seemed to work well. The problem I see with them in larger engines is the huge ground electrodes shrouding the combustion process.