Comments on: What Really Matters in Clean Technology, or “The Spark Plug Guy”

By: craig

craig — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:01:45 +0000

Hate to break it, but this system MAY only work (not guaranteed) on a wasted spark engine. For those not in the know, wasted spark fires multiple spark plugs, even ones not on the compression stroke. No newer motor does this, all have coil on plug design, which only fires the cylinder on the compression stroke. That means no charge up of the capacitor. If this was accounted for, the capacitor will only input a delay into the plug firing, causing it to spark after the correct point (usually a few degrees before the cylinder reaches top-dead-center,TDC). Firing late will result in DECREASED power.

I won’t explain anymore as the mechanics of engines and electronics would require its own post. The short and sweet is this system will work, but on very few vehicles on the road today.

By: Nick Aster

Nick Aster — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:14:01 +0000

Walter – I’m glad you liked Ben’s article. We’re not in the business of telling people what to say, but personal attacks may be deleted out. It just doesn’t add to the conversation, and that’s what this is all about. For the sake of transparency, the missing line was accusing Ben of being a “libtard”.

By: Walter

Walter — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:42:29 +0000

Nice job, [unprofessional word]!

If you’re not going to post my comment in full, do not take portions of it out of context and just post the pieces you like. Doing so is unethical, not that you dips give a rat’s ass, though.

By: Rick B

Rick B — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:06:58 +0000

What I have read from various blogs on this spark plug is that it doesn’t do what it claims.

By: Walter

Walter — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:01:27 +0000

This is odd, usually I expect this author to go off on a tangent about how great Communism is or how we need to place restrictions on ever aspect of people’s lives. Yet he actually writes a practical article outlining a piece of technology that has some merit in efficiency.