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dparker · 07-30-2008, 04:12 PM

Sorry it took a little time to respond.

Depending on the ECU, disconneting the battery resets the computer so it can recognize a different spark event, otherwise the computer wants to lock in the previous driving conditions. Could make difference.

Sometimes we don't see large dyno gains, but feel more kick from Pulstar. We believe this is because Pulstar likes rich A:F ratios typcial of transients during hard shifting. Take a look at the low-end torque curve.

As to getting more our of Pulstar, I must confess that we don't know all the optimal running conditions for all 47,000 vehicles on our website, so experimenting with gap (no more than .045") and resetting the computer. If you have the capability to change fuel flow you will probably be rewarded.

Thanks for the comment on the website. Technically speaking Pulstar generates about 1 megawatt of power compared to a spark plug of only 50 watts. Do the math and that is a peak power of 20,000 times. Whereas physicists understand how this is possible, it seems incredible to many people and therefore had a tendancy to discredit the product...just too hard to understand. Others became concerned that that much power might hurt their engines. Of course, the power is highly compressed in a short period of time making that impossible. So, we decided to dumb down the claim. After all, by the time you get past 10X the power of spark plug, who cares? Both statements 10X and 20,000X are correct. The former requires less explaining. I would appreciate your perception on this issue.

07-30-2008, 04:12 PM	#19 (permalink)
dparker Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3	Sorry it took a little time to respond. Depending on the ECU, disconneting the battery resets the computer so it can recognize a different spark event, otherwise the computer wants to lock in the previous driving conditions. Could make difference. Sometimes we don't see large dyno gains, but feel more kick from Pulstar. We believe this is because Pulstar likes rich A:F ratios typcial of transients during hard shifting. Take a look at the low-end torque curve. As to getting more our of Pulstar, I must confess that we don't know all the optimal running conditions for all 47,000 vehicles on our website, so experimenting with gap (no more than .045") and resetting the computer. If you have the capability to change fuel flow you will probably be rewarded. Thanks for the comment on the website. Technically speaking Pulstar generates about 1 megawatt of power compared to a spark plug of only 50 watts. Do the math and that is a peak power of 20,000 times. Whereas physicists understand how this is possible, it seems incredible to many people and therefore had a tendancy to discredit the product...just too hard to understand. Others became concerned that that much power might hurt their engines. Of course, the power is highly compressed in a short period of time making that impossible. So, we decided to dumb down the claim. After all, by the time you get past 10X the power of spark plug, who cares? Both statements 10X and 20,000X are correct. The former requires less explaining. I would appreciate your perception on this issue.