In the latest issue, they tested it on a B18 CTR engine with only I/H/E/NGR plugs & wires. Car makes 170whp peak, with Direct Hits installed it pulled 176whp peak. The dyno graph shows gains throughout the powerband, here's the website of the product:

http://www.directhits.com/

Has anyone use this? Its hard to believe a capacity can actually make power!?

 

A capisitor will increase the spark because the voltage required to " jump it " is more. Does it make power? Not if every thing else is right.

 

This technology is nothing new. Prolly from the late '60's at the latest.

It will make more power if your plugs are fould because spark energy is built up before jumping the gap that would otherwise "leak away" in a fouled plug.

I believe champion has plugs that incorporate this, it's called the anti-foul plug and there is built in gap inside the spark plug that performs this "capacitor" function.

 

I heard they let you hit maaad vtak

 

So, this does nothing on a car with a good ignition system?

 

i dont know about that hard to belive

 

Spark plugs cant make power, they can only prevent you from loosing power. If your ignition system is worn out they might help or if you have extremly high cylinder pressure a good plug or capacitor can cause the sprak to jump the gap more efficently, and prevent you from loosing power. In that article did the test against fresh plugs or the old plugs? what was the compresion ratio?

 

Nology made a big splash with their plug wires that did the same thing several years ago. I remember hearing a lot about RF interference problems with them. Not sure if that is the case with these.

 

Old thread but does anyone have any new info on direct hits?

I find it weary hard to belive that they acctualy make HP, but DSport also tested them, and direct hits made great numbers. They tested them on a civic with a turboed b16a that made well over 300whp. They where also weary carfull with having a good "old" ignition system. It had NGK wires, and new good plugs with the right gap.

se the graph.

 

that is interesting. So its a whole package--you have to run their plugs and plug wires--the "direct hit" is part of their plug?

 

$195 for something that may or may not actually work. Gadzooks!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by VSBB6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">In the latest issue, they tested it on a B18 CTR engine with only I/H/E/NGR plugs & wires. Car makes 170whp peak, with Direct Hits installed it pulled 176whp peak. The dyno graph shows gains throughout the powerband, here's the website of the product:

http://www.directhits.com/

Has anyone use this? Its hard to believe a capacity can actually make power!?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Your ignition system is going to require exactly the same amount of energy to run this as a stock ignition system. So you can either make the spark shorter and more intense or longer and weaker. I am assuming they are making the spark short and more intense. Whether or not this will help your engine depends on it's design. One thing is or sure. If this really works so much better, then the OEM's would have implemented it a long time ago.

I know I won't be buying them so you just go ahead and let me know how well they work and back it up with proper documentation. hahaha jk

 

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If this really works so much better, then the OEM's would have implemented it a long time ago.

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So true, engineers work hard to get maximum bhp and fuel economy from engines without any drawbacks or emissions trouble. Too bad the market is flooded with gimmick products and snake oil salesman.

 

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So true, engineers work hard to get maximum bhp and fuel economy from engines without any drawbacks or emissions trouble. Too bad the market is flooded with gimmick products and snake oil salesman. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes, especially since they say it boost horsepower, lowers emissions and increases mileage. The OEMs have fuel efficiency standards they have to meet and would use something like this if it worked. Also emissions compliance is the #1 engineering problem that OEMs have to face so they would surely use it for that.

I'm betting they will go the way of Duralube and Split-fire plugs. Hopefully that stupid Tornado thing will get lost soon.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Scott_Tucker &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

. Hopefully that stupid Tornado thing will get lost soon.</TD></TR></TABLE> i have screwed around on the dyno with the tornado thingy and hav seen anywhere from 1-4 hp gain on EVERY car i have tried it on .... odd isnt it? and on most of the cars it was all the way up the graph

 

I have to ask, you ever test an E-Ram?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MikeSarr_GSR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have to ask, you ever test an E-Ram? </TD></TR></TABLE> if that is the electric supercharger... I REALLY WANT TOO 3 psi is 3psi ... should be som hp imo&gt;?

 

WTF?!! are you serious about the tornado? post up some dynos. you have me very curious about them. who would have thought that the cheap piece of metal actually adds power.

 

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lol I think whitfield just started the whale ***** intake of 2007

 

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are you serious?

and if so is that with tweaking anything on the maps? or is that just drop that cookie cutter in and re-dyno?

also what kind of intake did you try this with

very interested!

 

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nology makes hotwires, which have a built in capacitor in the wire, so it would make any spark plug like these directhit things. sounds like just another ploy to sell something thats been out forever and charge you more than ever for it.

 

whitfield!!!!

why?????????

nooooooo....

I thought some guy already did that test and lost hp anyway....

 

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we put two on a e39 M5 as a joke but they made power

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I don't know if those will make any power but we did try a leaf blower once.........
http://videos.streetfire.net/v...4.htm

 

hell ya leaf blower!!!

 

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I don't know if those will make any power but we did try a leaf blower once.........
http://videos.streetfire.net/v...4.htm</TD></TR></TABLE>

Bwhahah thats one of the most hilarious things ive seen....sick power from a leaf blower...