You Can Throw Away Your Spark Plugs

Post by **coaledsweat** » Wed. Aug. 21, 2019 4:58 am

Lasers, the new way to light your fire.

https://www.electronicdesign.com/automotive/forge ... e-gasoline

Freddy · Post by **Freddy** » Wed. Aug. 21, 2019 5:57 am

Very cool.... I hope they can make it work in the real world.

lsayre · Post by **lsayre** » Wed. Aug. 21, 2019 6:54 am

+1, I like it.

Post by **coaledsweat** » Wed. Aug. 21, 2019 6:58 am

This is significant. There must be an increase in mileage.

"29% increase in engine brake power, 21% decrease in BSFC, and 30% CO reduction."

coalnewbie · Post by **coalnewbie** » Thu. Aug. 22, 2019 1:28 pm

Call me when it has been on the road for 5 years and the early adopters have gone broke and Joe Blow knows how to fix it. Until then it's NGK, a big phkn V8, no turbos, superchargers, afterburners, schemes that switch off half the cylinders at once, 10 speed autos that engage two gears at once etc. etc. Spare me stupid EV and hydrogen schemes also hybrids and PHEVs that will run 8 miles on a battery charge and if I can't fix it, I don't want it. Only complete idiots buy that stuff.

Of the new fangled stuff, only dual port DI makes any sense.

KingCoal · Post by **KingCoal** » Thu. Aug. 22, 2019 4:34 pm

coalnewbie wrote: ↑
Thu. Aug. 22, 2019 1:28 pm
Call me when it has been on the road for 5 years and the early adopters have gone broke and Joe Blow knows how to fix it.

Of the new fangled stuff, only dual port DI makes any sense.

i'm down with that.

steve

bambooboy · Post by **bambooboy** » Wed. Aug. 28, 2019 6:42 pm

Romanian engineers are behind this.In my area the Romanian engineers are called Gypsies & are the ones that will spray your asphalt driveway with used motor oil & call it a sealer.

BigBarney · Post by **BigBarney** » Thu. Oct. 31, 2019 1:46 pm

Why not throw out the engine and replace it with electric propulsion?

BigBarney

coalnewbie · Post by **coalnewbie** » Thu. Oct. 31, 2019 2:53 pm

None so deaf as those that will not listen but keep trying BB it keeps us entertained in the winter. Please upload photos of your other vehicles that you NEED to survive in the Erie area as winter approaches.

Post by **CoalJockey** » Thu. Oct. 31, 2019 5:04 pm

BigBarney wrote: ↑
Thu. Oct. 31, 2019 1:46 pm
Why not throw out the engine and replace it with electric propulsion?

BigBarney

Very simple Barney... We do not want to.

Post by **Rob R.** » Thu. Oct. 31, 2019 5:16 pm

BigBarney wrote: ↑
Thu. Oct. 31, 2019 1:46 pm
Why not throw out the engine and replace it with electric propulsion?

BigBarney

Thankfully we live in a country where you can choose to drive a car with electric propulsion, and I can choose not to.

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Thu. Oct. 31, 2019 5:38 pm

BigBarney wrote: ↑
Thu. Oct. 31, 2019 1:46 pm
Why not throw out the engine and replace it with electric propulsion?

BigBarney

I haven't checked in awhile. Have EV's reached 2% of the market share yet ? All I've seen recently is that Harley Davidson gave up rather quickly on electric bikes. Wonder why ?

Paul

Pacowy · Post by **Pacowy** » Mon. Nov. 04, 2019 3:47 pm

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During this break in substantive discussion on this thread, I'd like to remind people that reusing/repurposing can have many advantages over simply throwing things away, even spark plugs. Just ask the person who dreamed this up.

bambooboy · Post by **bambooboy** » Mon. Nov. 04, 2019 6:37 pm

Pacowy wrote: ↑
Mon. Nov. 04, 2019 3:47 pm
20191104_132839.jpgDuring this break in substantive discussion on this thread, I'd like to remind people that reusing/repurposing can have many advantages over simply throwing things away, even spark plugs. Just ask the person who dreamed this up.

done that on gas can spouts