scott87star Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Well, those that know me know I tend to be contrarian, like to test things and am a sucker for data. So when I saw the testing E3 had done, the equipment they used and the results they got I had to try a set. I'm sure you can go to the website to get all the specific test information so I'm not going to go into all that. They used the same equipment I've been using for decades to measure the kinds of compounds I've been measuring, although I've never needed to do it in a combustion gas stream, so I could relate to the procedures and magnitude of the differences. In a nutshell they got better combustion using their plugs, of course, including reduction in NOX (lower overall combustion temps) and lower HC, CO which means better efficiency. Worth a shot, no? After the 2012 Little Rock meet I swapped the head on the flatty for a new M28 ebay special and also installed the E46 E3's. Now, over a year later and at least 12,000 miles we have.... http://picturehosting.com/images/oblique9881/e3s.jpg Zero problems, car runs great, just pulled the plugs because I'm leaving tomorrow for North Dakota and I'll be putting another 4K on the car. In order, left to right, 4, 3, 2 and 1. Odd yellowish color on 1 and 2, 4 is a bit darker than the others but otherwise a nice even beige coloration showing normal combustion. Wire brushed them off and stuck them back in. I did get another mile or two to the gallon after the swap but I couldn't say if it was the plugs or the head swap as the old valves had quite a bit of buildup on the backside of the intakes. I'm also running the same plug on my COP/MPI fatty, there hasn't been near as many miles but its the same story, perfect operation up to 15 psi which is as much boost as the fatty gets right now. Starts without touching the throttle, idles perfect and the fatty has swappable ignition systems so I've run them on the classic transistor controlled ignition and on a CDI multi-strike box. Both work excellent. Bottom line, I haven't found a downside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
button Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 These have intrigued me for quite some time.Thanks for the data! I think I will give them a try next time I need plugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 I always thought they were just another gimmick. Good to know they work A OK. I would have my doubts on a higher boost build though. Is it possible to gap them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott87star Posted July 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 The are not adjustable in gap, although I assume E3 would tell you there is no need to adjust gap. They are shaping the charge kernel, you can see that from the high speed camera in cylinder stuff they provide. I honestly think they'd be worth the effort for a high boost guy to try, I'm just not that guy right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjohnson Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 where did u get the plugs at ? the parts store or ebay? what's the plug # i want to get a set thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullzaflare Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 picture looks like a e3.46i had good luck with rx7 plugs too, bur7eq, they are gapped 45 or 54 never had blow out even at 26psi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyWadd Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 I had them in a jeep liberty no problems. Some say the extra metal on them up the compression and that's where the slight fuel economy comes from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuze Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I've been running the #46 E3's for a long time, they are great. They are similar to RX-7 leading plugs, they are a similar design with a caged electrode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
button Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 After a couple thousand hard miles, I broke an insulator.http://www.ilostmymind.com/upload/imag0398.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Wow how the heck ya do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjohnson Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Button how did it run? Did untice anay changes in milage,how it idled etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
button Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) I guess the E3 plugs have a 5 year warranty. I had the whole set swapped out. It idled a little bit smoother with the E3s until the one broke. Other than that, at 13psi, no differences. It SEEMS like with the NGK BPR6EY-11 plugs I have less noise in my electrical system. I'll take more logs and report back once I get the E3s back in there for comparison.I have no idea on mileage effects since I am trying different gasolines first, for power. I'll check mileage after that. //edit: IW, I think it might have been launch control. Edited April 29, 2014 by button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimalan1989 Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 I don't have much experience using different plugs in these car I just always run OEM in mine. I don't have anything with any major performance mods. But my experience working at a service technician for Honda that they don't like a lot of non OEM plugs. Again, I don't have experience with performance builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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