Transcript Document

Presented by
Tar Heel Green
Performance
Bringing you,
Spark plug technology
 The spark plug has not really changed in 120 years.
While there have been many introductions based on
manipulation of the electrodes they are still limited to 50 watts of
power &
Power ignites fuel !
50 Watts
1 Million Watts
-Improved fuel economy
-Lower emissions
-More power
“Great product! It put the ‘sport’ back in my car.” - R. Smith, 1994 3000GT
What is a pulse plug?
 Pulsed power technology – accumulating energy over a relatively long
period of time and releasing it very quickly thus increasing the
instantaneous power.
 Sandia National Laboratories – leader in pulsed power technology.
 A spark plug with integral capacitor
that employs intelligent energy
management to increase the amount
of ignition energy coupled to the fuel
charge.
Z Machine - 290 trillion watts - 4 billionths of a second, about
80 times the entire world's output of electricity.
Efficient energy management
Evolution
• First patent on “peaking spark power” with a capacitor 1918
• First Company (HDI Systems) patent 1982
• First commercial test Chrysler Corp. 1986
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HDI Systems acquired by Combustion Technology Products Corp. 1990
Assistance by Sandia National Laboratories to perfect design and engineering 1992
Assistance by Amoco Polymers to develop insulating dielectric for design 1993
First commercially viable current peaking capacitor introduced to the automotive aftermarket 1994
• Patent issued for “Current Peaking Sparkplug” 2001
• Combustion Technology Product Corp changed to Enerpulse, Inc. 2003
• Assistance Sandia National Laboratories “Ceramics Div” prototype 2004
• Commercial prototype testing 2005-2006
• Manufacturing plant established Albuquerque 2007
• Product offered for sale 2008
• Redesign to Generation-3 January 2009
• Gen3 in C-P-I families December 2009
•11 Patents issued for “Current Peaking Sparkplug” since 2001, 16 pending
20 years of development experience
How Pulstar Works
50 Watts
Energy from the coil is stored in the
patented capacitor. At the exact
moment needed the energy is released
in a high energy pulse increasing
cylinder pressure by as much as 10%
producing more torque.
Pulstar 1,000,000 watts vs. 50 watts for all other plugs
13707 µsec
33187 µsec
Spark plug
This comparison was
captured on highspeed video ( 68,000
frames/sec). It shows
the Pulse Plugs flame
kernel growing larger
and larger. Fuel burns
sooner and more
efficiently, which
results in added power
and better fuel
mileage.
Pulse plug
Flame Kernel Growth
Pulse plugs ignite more volume.
“Great product! It put the ‘sport’ back in my car.” - R. Smith, '94 3000GT
Benefits of Pulse Technology
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Increased Horsepower (up to 12%)
Improved Fuel Economy ( up to 10% )
More Towing Capacity
Improved Torque and Throttle Response
Improved Cold Starts
Reduced CO2
The only plug with “Technology Based “Benefits.
Performance Claims backed by Testing
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62% larger flame kernel – Southwest Research Institute
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11% better fuel economy – Procat Testing
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1,000,000 watts spark power – Sandia National Laboratories
50% reduction in cycle-to cycle variation in combustion pressure –
Chrysler Corporation
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16% reduction in Total Hydro Carbon emissions – Procat Testing
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6% more HP 266 vs. 253 – Drift Office
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5% more HP 317 vs 302 – Speed Dreams Fab
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11% reduction in CO2 emissions – Procat Testing
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10% increase in combustion pressure – Chrysler Corp
Extensive Testing
Improves even the best performers !
Increase of 12 HP on this 2001 Corvette for $100 investment
12 Hp for $ 80 !
Improves even the most efficient !
9% savings in fuel on this 2007 Prius
In 1 year this Prius
“saved $ 700 in
fuel costs” and
“prevented over
500 pounds of
CO2” from
entering the
environment by
investing $ 40 in
Pulstar Plugs.
Test Data:
NGK IR IFR5A-11
HP (peak)
Torque (peak)
Acceleration 40-80mph
Fuel use USO6 in CC
140
147
9.93
691.594
Pulstar BE-1
142
150
9.83
631.0275
Improvement
1.43%
2.04%
1.01%
8.76%
Pays for itself in 1 month!
Test Results vs. Factory Spark Plugs
“Something good always happens with Pulstar”
Make/Model
YEAR
DISP.
HP Gain
B/A Gain
HP
Torque
Gain %
PASSING
MPG
BMW Z4
2004
2.5L
211/218= 7
3.3%
4.7%
4.7%
6.4%
Honda Civic-H
2006
1.3L
106/122=16
15.9%
11.5%
6.7%
4.1%
Chevrolet Corvette 2001
5.7L
246/258=12
4.9%
3.9%
1.4%
2.2%
Pontiac Trans Am 1998
5.7L
253/258=5
2.0%
1.9%
1.1%
1.5%
Toyota Prius
2007
1.5L
140/142=2
1.4%
2.4%
2.0%
8.8%
Ford CV/Police
2007
4.6L
198/200=2
2.5%
3.1%
3.6%
4.3%
Chev Silverado
2007
6.0
166/168=2
1.4%
4.6%
5.5%
.3%
Acura S
2000
3.5L
184/192=8
4.3%
7.9%
11.3%
4.5%
VW Jetta
2004
1.8L
210/219=9
4.3%
2.8%
11.0%
13.0%
Honda S 2000
2005
2.2L
224/240=16
7.1%
11.1%
2.1%
12.6%
Mitsubishi Lancer 2008
2.0L
137/138=1
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
12.6%
2.4L
202/202=0
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
6.2%
Toyota Camry-H
2008
Something good always happens
Our Warranty Says It All !
Lifetime Limited Warranty
Pulstar Platinum & Pulstar Iridium Pulse Plugs
PULSTAR® 30-DAY CUSTOMER
SATISFACTION GUARANTEE.
If for any reason you are not completely satisfied
with PULSTAR®, you may return your order within 30-days
of the purchase date on the receipt for a full refund.
The last plug your car will ever need!
Application Coverage
•5 Skus provide 80% coverage
minimizing inventory investment.
•ROI potential exceeds any other plug
on the market.
Pulstar Pulse Plug
Thread
Reach
Seat
Applications
AD1
14mm
17.7mm
Tapered
Most GM
Ford
products
1996-2009
BE1
14mm
19.0mm
Flat
Most
European,
Asian and
Chrysler
products
1976-2009
CB1
14mm
11.6mm
Tapered
Most GM and
Ford products
DG1
14mm
26.5mm
Flat
Infiniti, Nissan,
Subaru,
Mercedes
products
EF1
14mm
25.0mm
Tapered
Chryler, Dodge,
Jeep products
1976-1995
2002-2009
2002-2009
5 pulse plugs = 80% of vehicles on the road
The Best BANG FOR THE BUCK
2001 Corvette 5.7L
Air Intake
= 11.5 hp gain /cost of $ 389 or $ 33 per HP
Programmer = 13 HP gain / cost of $ 379 or $ 29 per HP
Exhaust System = 10 gain / cost of $ 699. or $ 70 per Hp
50 Watts
1 Million Watts
( actual numbers from mfg sites and internet retail pricing)
Pulstar = 12 hp gain/ cost $ 80 or $ 6.60 per Hp
* 2005 Honda S averaged $4 per HP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pulstar® is the most cost-effective horsepower available.
“…significant improvement in both fuel economy and throttle response." - D. Thompson, '98 Subaru
This is a “Pulse Plug” not a Spark Plug
50 vs 1,000,000 watts!
Why use anything else?