E3 spark plugs reduce hydrocarbon (HC), carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, a claim that cannot be made by any other spark plug on the market because of high EPA and CARB standards.

In 2000, the EPA included the E3 spark plug in EPA rulemakings governing engine emissions under 19kW. E3 is the only spark plug that has been recognized by the EPA as a supplemental emissions technology device.

I threw these in my 88 crx dx and there was a difference, granted it was a new plug with low resistance do to being new but how can one argue when the plug is backed by the EPA............ It removes the j shaped electrode out of the flame path. Reminds me of the HALO plug. same flame kernel concept.

The E3 website doesn't seem to be coming up right now, might try it later today. Kragen, pepboys, etc..... carries them.

http://www.princeton.edu/~zhen...n.htm

 

this wont melt your pistons like bosh etc.?

 

I thought the same thing but when you have a government body backing something they will make sure all angles have been covered before putting there name next to it. NOW if this was a new company with no EPA backing I would be skeptical. But with the whole global warming and CARB and EPA actually starting to step up to the plate these last couple of years REAL technology has been surfacing from LONG AGO FORGOTTEN PATENTS that big Corps, hold.

The EPA just doesn't attach there name to anything so when I saw this I was sold before I read or bought these. The Gov would have to answer to the customers(legally) as well as the E3 corp if anything went wrong down the road, so I'm sure the EPA covered there end BY DOING THERE own testing or what have you. Just my thoughts

Check out the E3 website they might explain/answer your question better than myself.
http://www.e3sparkplugs.com/

There sites up now so you can access at this time.

 

"""""There is a component that mimics surface gap spark plugs (the type used in rotary engines and others) which directs the flame kernel to the piston (or rotor) more directly, reducing the travel time from the spark zone to the end gases. This avoids the "doughnut" shaped flame kernel produced by standard plugs, and is achieved by opening the section at the top of the electrode. Given the short time available to get combustion started, the faster you can get the flame to the piston, the better. """""

 

UPDATE:


Took the car on a 400mile trip and usually use about 75%-90% of my tank on this same route.

WITH THE E3 spark plugs installed I was left with 50% of my tank left. Will have to verify this with a second run on the return trip but still WOW!!!!!!!!!!

Have not seen this fuel savings on other times I replaced plugs with NGK on same trip/route. Otherwise I would say its do to the new plugs having a lower resistance value do to new metal as opposed to heated fouled/oxidized metal from used plugs.

 

quit driving like u are trying to increase ur milage because u want ur plugs to "increase mpg" do u seriously think spark plugs, or anything else for that matter, would give you a 25-45% increase in mileage? You are crazy. I will stick to my NGK plugs.


Global warming is bullshit too. The earth has cycles and it is proven. Yes the earth is warmer now than a few years ago, but in another few years it will cool back down. Now this past winter was too cold, so I am going to spray paint some **** and use my potato gun with aerosol hairspray.

 

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Global warming is bullshit too..... I am going to spray paint some **** and use my potato gun with aerosol hairspray.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That, my friend is sig worthy!

 

umm im gonna call this guy above me (gator88) an idiot because if you think global warming is not a serious matter,or emission watch this video.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2TJlfhZwCMw


Modified by ungcobob at 5:18 AM 4/16/2008

 

call me an idiot, i dont give a ****. you have a video that convinces you, and I have my material that convinces me. Go get ur panties in a bunch and see if it makes a difference. Sure, we should reduce pollution, but dont use all this global warming **** as your sole reasoning on why to do it. Ill still spray paint, worry more about the juiced up diesels running around. If you would like, I can PM you info on the information I have learned to believe regarding GW, I dont want to clutter this guys thread.

remember man, opinions are like ********, everyone has one and the other guy's is always shittier.

Peace man

I will watch the video once I get a chance

 

Move this whole **** to GDD.

 

can you check your MPG, not miles per tank?

I picked up some of the engine brain.com plugs, but my car is down for a week. but I liked them the few day I used them. they seemed to fix the slight studder at WOT.
I'll post up my milage when I can.

let me fix that <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gator88 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">remember man, opinions are like ********, everyone has one but nobody wants to hear it.
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btw most of this plugs advantage lies in small gas engines! this is where the epa claim comes from.

from the web site "In fact, the California Air Resources Board estimates that gas lawnmowers emit as much air pollution in one hour as driving a car for 13 hours! By the simple (and inexpensive) act of switching to E3 spark plugs, you may REDUCE small engine emissions considerably"
"Start with your small engines, like your lawnmower or leaf blower…especially if they’re a few years old. The EPA estimates that older small engines are a significant problem because they emit 30% of the “used” gasoline into the atmosphere unburned. E3 spark plugs burn the fuel more completely in the cylinder, which means you use less gas and put less pollution into the air."

 

This looks like a new revamped version of the splitfire plug, same **** different package. The company doesnt even have an automotive catalog on their website all they have is a lawn/garden and powersport catalogs

Also when looking at their powersport applications they lump more than one heat rage of plug (like br9es and br8es) into one E3 plug # there are heat ranges for a reason severe damage could occur with even one heat rage off. Also their "warranty" only applies to completely stock vehicles, any modification to the vehicle voids their warranty so that leaves most of us out.
Ill stick with ngk.

 

ok, i think i'll stick with my platinum 4s
the work damn well for me and i dont care so much about the global warming

any earth science class will tell u that this happens every so often on earth. nothing new, nothing can stop it, so screw it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spikehead221 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok, i think i'll stick with my platinum 4s
the work damn well for me and i dont care so much about the global warming

any earth science class will tell u that this happens every so often on earth. nothing new, nothing can stop it, so screw it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats where youa re wrong.... chuck norris knows what to do, he just doesnt have time to worry about global warming. He busy handing out *** whoopins!

 

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thats where youa re wrong.... chuck norris knows what to do, he just doesnt have time to worry about global warming. He busy handing out *** whoopins! </TD></TR></TABLE>

psshh

i'll send in my army of 3rd graders. they know how to take care of chuck norris.