Comments on: Ford wants to Replace Sparkplugs with Lasers http://gas2.org/2009/07/27/ford-wants-to-replace-sparkplugs-with-lasers/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sat, 26 May 2012 14:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lasers Could Replace Spark Plugs, Reduce Auto Emissions – Gas 2.0 http://gas2.org/2009/07/27/ford-wants-to-replace-sparkplugs-with-lasers/#comment-99734 Lasers Could Replace Spark Plugs, Reduce Auto Emissions – Gas 2.0 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:00:53 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3059#comment-99734 [...] Laser technology as spark plugs has been bandied about for years now by both U.S. researchers and Ford Motor Company, so this advancement could have huge ramifications for the auto [...] [...] Laser technology as spark plugs has been bandied about for years now by both U.S. researchers and Ford Motor Company, so this advancement could have huge ramifications for the auto [...]

]]> By: Henryk http://gas2.org/2009/07/27/ford-wants-to-replace-sparkplugs-with-lasers/#comment-99095 Henryk Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:48:03 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3059#comment-99095 New spark plug -plasma spark plug reduce 70% fuel reduce CO2 zero-O- emissions CO2 !!!!! For years now, I have wondered where and when the next Edison with a bright idea will appear and invent a "lean, green, driving machine I have finally found such a man. He lives in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and his name is Robert Krupa We have all heard the saying, "If something sounds too good to be true, itsually is". The amazing new spark plug designed by Mr Krupa, which he named "FireStorm", is the exception to this rule. named "FireStorm", is the exception to this rule. I know that when it comes to buying spark plugs, they are all basically the same except for the price. So, why make the same except for the price. So, why make a big deal about another new spark plug? Fire Storm Capabilities First, let look at what Krupa FireStorm spark plugs give an internal combustion engine: More horsepower; 44-50% increase in mpg; Dramatic decrease in emissions. Second, let see what FireStorm plugs eliminate: Smog pump; Catalytic converter; Radio frequency interference (RFI) and the use of resistors in the centre electrode; Gap growth; Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems; Misfire/hesitation/detonation/stutter and stumble. How, you may ask, is all this achieved? In a word, plasma. The revolutionary design of FireStorm spark plugs creates an electric plasma that fills the entire combustion chamber like a firestorm. It allows you to take an internal combustion engine from the standard 14.7:1 air-to-fuel ratio to an incredibly lean 24:1,30:1,40:1. At this ratio, all the air/fuel mixture is burned much more efficiently without increasing heat, thus giving an engine more power and fuel economy while creating much less pollution. The bad news is that you can buy a set of FireStorm spark plugs anywhere right now. http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=87928 http://web.archive.org/web/20051216110959/www.robertstanley.biz/firestorm.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abwXApkLhbc http://contest.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/134 Interview w/Robert Krupa - Firestorm spark plug http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/5372687 New spark plug -plasma spark plug reduce 70% fuel reduce CO2 zero-O-
emissions CO2 !!!!!
For years now, I have wondered where and when the next Edison with a
bright idea will appear and invent a “lean, green, driving
machine
I have finally found such a man. He lives in Farmington Hills,
Michigan, and his name is Robert Krupa
We have all heard the saying, “If something sounds too good to be
true, itsually is”. The amazing new spark plug designed by Mr Krupa,
which he named “FireStorm”, is the exception to this rule.
named “FireStorm”, is the exception to this rule.
I know that when it comes to buying spark plugs, they are all
basically the same except for the price.

So, why make the same except
for the price. So, why make a big deal about another new spark plug?

Fire Storm Capabilities
First, let look at what Krupa FireStorm spark plugs give an
internal
combustion engine:
More horsepower;
44-50% increase in mpg;
Dramatic decrease in emissions.
Second, let see what FireStorm plugs eliminate:
Smog pump;
Catalytic converter;
Radio frequency interference (RFI) and the use of resistors in the
centre
electrode;
Gap growth;
Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems;
Misfire/hesitation/detonation/stutter and stumble.
How, you may ask, is all this achieved? In a word, plasma. The
revolutionary design of FireStorm spark plugs creates an electric
plasma

that fills the entire combustion chamber like a firestorm. It allows you

to take an internal combustion engine from the standard 14.7:1
air-to-fuel
ratio to an incredibly lean 24:1,30:1,40:1. At this ratio, all the
air/fuel mixture
is burned much more efficiently without increasing heat, thus
giving an engine more power and fuel economy while creating much less
pollution.

The bad news is that you can buy a set of FireStorm spark plugs
anywhere right now.

http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=87928

http://web.archive.org/web/20051216110959/www.robertstanley.biz/firestorm.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abwXApkLhbc

http://contest.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/134

Interview w/Robert Krupa – Firestorm spark plug

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/5372687

]]> By: shree ganesh.n http://gas2.org/2009/07/27/ford-wants-to-replace-sparkplugs-with-lasers/#comment-11603 shree ganesh.n Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:09:21 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3059#comment-11603 basically wat i wanna no is,by using laser ignition how much space it is going to occupy compared 2 spark plugs....i like this whole new concept.i also want 2 no how far hav these developements reached? basically wat i wanna no is,by using laser ignition how much space it is going to occupy compared 2 spark plugs….i like this whole new concept.i also want 2 no how far hav these developements reached?

]]> By: shree ganesh.n http://gas2.org/2009/07/27/ford-wants-to-replace-sparkplugs-with-lasers/#comment-34787 shree ganesh.n Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:09:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3059#comment-34787 basically wat i wanna no is,by using laser ignition how much space it is going to occupy compared 2 spark plugs....i like this whole new concept.i also want 2 no how far hav these developements reached? basically wat i wanna no is,by using laser ignition how much space it is going to occupy compared 2 spark plugs….i like this whole new concept.i also want 2 no how far hav these developements reached?

]]> By: John Embry http://gas2.org/2009/07/27/ford-wants-to-replace-sparkplugs-with-lasers/#comment-11602 John Embry Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:01:55 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3059#comment-11602 Wow. This is more impressive than it sounds. The cool factor is huge (and that is important for Ford), but I would think that laser systems would require less maintenance than spark plugs. Realistically, we're probably talking about "lense cleaning" instead of "plug replacement." Wow. This is more impressive than it sounds. The cool factor is huge (and that is important for Ford), but I would think that laser systems would require less maintenance than spark plugs. Realistically, we’re probably talking about “lense cleaning” instead of “plug replacement.”

]]> By: John Embry http://gas2.org/2009/07/27/ford-wants-to-replace-sparkplugs-with-lasers/#comment-34786 John Embry Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:01:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3059#comment-34786 Wow. This is more impressive than it sounds. The cool factor is huge (and that is important for Ford), but I would think that laser systems would require less maintenance than spark plugs. Realistically, we're probably talking about "lense cleaning" instead of "plug replacement." Wow. This is more impressive than it sounds. The cool factor is huge (and that is important for Ford), but I would think that laser systems would require less maintenance than spark plugs. Realistically, we’re probably talking about “lense cleaning” instead of “plug replacement.”

]]> By: Ford wants to Replace Sparkplugs with "Lasers" - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com http://gas2.org/2009/07/27/ford-wants-to-replace-sparkplugs-with-lasers/#comment-11601 Ford wants to Replace Sparkplugs with "Lasers" - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:20:33 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3059#comment-11601 [...] that evil. My question is how will they keep the lenses clean? Lasers. That's one tall ladder. Ford wants to Replace Sparkplugs with Lasers : Gas 2.0 GA_googleFillSlot("Forum_Rectangle"); (Support Ecomodder.com & get rid of these annoying [...] [...] that evil. My question is how will they keep the lenses clean? Lasers. That’s one tall ladder. Ford wants to Replace Sparkplugs with Lasers : Gas 2.0 GA_googleFillSlot(“Forum_Rectangle”); (Support Ecomodder.com & get rid of these annoying [...]

]]> By: gasburner http://gas2.org/2009/07/27/ford-wants-to-replace-sparkplugs-with-lasers/#comment-11600 gasburner Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:55:17 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3059#comment-11600 Does anybody here have any idea what "alternative fuel mix" would be ignitable with a laser that a spark plug cannot set off? Is the idea that a laser would allow a normal engine to run off of diesel fuel or propane or something like that? Or are these mixes something really exotic with special chemicals specially put together for the laser? Does anybody here have any idea what “alternative fuel mix” would be ignitable with a laser that a spark plug cannot set off? Is the idea that a laser would allow a normal engine to run off of diesel fuel or propane or something like that? Or are these mixes something really exotic with special chemicals specially put together for the laser?

]]> By: gasburner http://gas2.org/2009/07/27/ford-wants-to-replace-sparkplugs-with-lasers/#comment-34785 gasburner Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:55:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3059#comment-34785 Does anybody here have any idea what "alternative fuel mix" would be ignitable with a laser that a spark plug cannot set off? Is the idea that a laser would allow a normal engine to run off of diesel fuel or propane or something like that? Or are these mixes something really exotic with special chemicals specially put together for the laser? Does anybody here have any idea what “alternative fuel mix” would be ignitable with a laser that a spark plug cannot set off? Is the idea that a laser would allow a normal engine to run off of diesel fuel or propane or something like that? Or are these mixes something really exotic with special chemicals specially put together for the laser?

]]> By: ChuckL http://gas2.org/2009/07/27/ford-wants-to-replace-sparkplugs-with-lasers/#comment-11599 ChuckL Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:04:24 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3059#comment-11599 Interesting. Aftermarket ignition systems have been using MSD (Multiple Spark Discharge) for years now. The benefits have proven to be what is claimed for the laser. If the laser costs are less, then it would be a good deal. Interesting. Aftermarket ignition systems have been using MSD (Multiple Spark Discharge) for years now.

The benefits have proven to be what is claimed for the laser. If the laser costs are less, then it would be a good deal.

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