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 Jun 8 2008, 11:17 PM
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QUOTE(gotthatGTS @ Jun 8 2008, 08:58 PM) man this sucks
im gettin my money back, im gonna go look for a nice set of plat. or iridium ones instead i guess.
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Did you figure out what the problem was?
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Jun 8 2008, 11:43 PM
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QUOTE(Psycho-08GTS @ May 15 2008, 08:09 PM) I calculate my mileage by hand after filling my gas tank everytime I fill up! :grin: The calculations in my last post were what I have calculated since owning the car.
My MPG computer reads anywhere from 30-34.5 on average! Which that used to read as high as 27-30 prior to installing all my mods!
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well dang i feel good if mine is reading at least 25mpg's how do u stay on 30 or higher with city driving?
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Jun 9 2008, 04:35 PM
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have you tried calling their tech support? they may have some suggestions, since I think they have run some testing on the CVT lancer. Second, what other mods do you have on your car? Finally, do you have a Check engine light on your car? QUOTE(gotthatGTS @ Jun 8 2008, 06:40 PM) okay wow guys i got my plugs in today...popped them in the car set the gaps at .040 just like the website said. the car started...but ran like hell if i hit the gas it would have choked out.
cut the car off took the plugs out, reset the plugs gapping to .030 as the manual for our car reccomended..same thing, not as bad this time, but still no where near normal
can anyone please tell me what tha hell is going on!?!?! i spend 116 on these plugs im really not tryn to send them back!!
i need info/help ASAP im running my stock plugs right now and everything is peachy...all except me spending all that money nd not gettin jack outta them
HELP
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Jun 9 2008, 06:56 PM
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QUOTE(EvoSoul @ Jun 9 2008, 04:35 PM) have you tried calling their tech support? they may have some suggestions, since I think they have run some testing on the CVT lancer.
Second, what other mods do you have on your car?
Finally, do you have a Check engine light on your car?
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no i havent tried their tech support. i have custom short ram intake (mazda3 intake conversion) and a custom axel back exhaust w/apex muffler all my other mods are cosmetic and things that would have nothing to do with spark plugs. and no no check engine right now..or when i had the plugs in for that matter. it just idled really really low at like 400-500rpm and when i touched the gas it sounded like it was ready to choke out.
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Jun 9 2008, 08:43 PM
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Well, sorry to hear that your having a headache with those plugs. I actually shipped mine back to them today.
My plugs lasted 1022 miles...roughly a little over 2 weeks for me. On the way home the car started to sputter, but only very slightly & the Service Engine Soon light came on. As soon as I got home & the car cooled off, I replaced the Pulstars with the stockers & everything was fixed. No more light & no more crackling sounds from listening to Sirius.
I really liked the plugs...while they lasted, but I am not taking any chances on a product that trips the SES light.......
A shame.....I paid $19 to have the 2nd day UPS & now it cost an additional $9.20 to ship that stuff back. Roughly $30 to "test" them out & let everyone on here know what I think.....yeah...it was worth it. I know I could have gotten another set from them to replace the ones that I had, but why....I don't need another headache in another 1K miles......especially since I will be taking the car on a trip soon.
Guess I'll use the money I get back to go towards an Injen intake or ?????
Wish I could have had better news for you all....gotthatGTS...best of luck to you....I really wish that they would have been all that....especially for the price. :(
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Jun 9 2008, 08:52 PM
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QUOTE(SixFeetDeep @ Jun 9 2008, 08:43 PM) Well, sorry to hear that your having a headache with those plugs. I actually shipped mine back to them today.
My plugs lasted 1022 miles...roughly a little over 2 weeks for me. On the way home the car started to sputter, but only very slightly & the Service Engine Soon light came on. As soon as I got home & the car cooled off, I replaced the Pulstars with the stockers & everything was fixed. No more light & no more crackling sounds from listening to Sirius.
I really liked the plugs...while they lasted, but I am not taking any chances on a product that trips the SES light.......
A shame.....I paid $19 to have the 2nd day UPS & now it cost an additional $9.20 to ship that stuff back. Roughly $30 to "test" them out & let everyone on here know what I think.....yeah...it was worth it. I know I could have gotten another set from them to replace the ones that I had, but why....I don't need another headache in another 1K miles......especially since I will be taking the car on a trip soon.
Guess I'll use the money I get back to go towards an Injen intake or ?????
Wish I could have had better news for you all....gotthatGTS...best of luck to you....I really wish that they would have been all that....especially for the price. :(
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yea its w/e man..thats the way it goes when modding cars...things dont always work. this car tho has been quite an exception..problem after problem after problem, there hasnt been one thing yet that hasnt caused some kind of problem or headache, im really not sure how much more i can take. i think im going to look into trading it in.. im gonna lose alot of money by doing so but...thats the breaks i guess. :(
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Jun 10 2008, 10:10 PM
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QUOTE(gotthatGTS @ Jun 9 2008, 08:52 PM) yea its w/e man..thats the way it goes when modding cars...things dont always work. this car tho has been quite an exception..problem after problem after problem, there hasnt been one thing yet that hasnt caused some kind of problem or headache, im really not sure how much more i can take. i think im going to look into trading it in.. im gonna lose alot of money by doing so but...thats the breaks i guess. :(
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Look at all the people who bought Fujita SRIs... now we know how they feel. It's highly likely that Pulstar will get back to you SixFeetDeep and let you know what's the deal with your plugs.
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Jun 26 2008, 07:35 PM
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QUOTE(SixFeetDeep @ Jun 9 2008, 05:43 PM) Well, sorry to hear that your having a headache with those plugs. I actually shipped mine back to them today.
My plugs lasted 1022 miles...roughly a little over 2 weeks for me. On the way home the car started to sputter, but only very slightly & the Service Engine Soon light came on. As soon as I got home & the car cooled off, I replaced the Pulstars with the stockers & everything was fixed. No more light & no more crackling sounds from listening to Sirius.
I really liked the plugs...while they lasted, but I am not taking any chances on a product that trips the SES light.......
A shame.....I paid $19 to have the 2nd day UPS & now it cost an additional $9.20 to ship that stuff back. Roughly $30 to "test" them out & let everyone on here know what I think.....yeah...it was worth it. I know I could have gotten another set from them to replace the ones that I had, but why....I don't need another headache in another 1K miles......especially since I will be taking the car on a trip soon.
Guess I'll use the money I get back to go towards an Injen intake or ?????
Wish I could have had better news for you all....gotthatGTS...best of luck to you....I really wish that they would have been all that....especially for the price. :(
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Man I really wanted to buy these plugs until SixFeetDeep wrote this. Do you think it is still worth it to get these plugs, or just spend that money on something else?
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Jun 30 2008, 11:56 PM
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I've had nothing but HEADACHES with these plugs. I'm on my 3rd set of replacements!!
COMPANY is GREAT!! Replace with no questions asked.
The plugs are VERY fragile, the first set I broke them, second set I broke 3 of them (re-worked my installation method this time)
and the 3rd time, they all went in smoothly, with an addition of MSD 8MM wires, the **** THINGS STILL DON'T WORK.
I had them gapped to the reccomended .25', installed super carefully, and I fire up the engine and MAGIC, they IDLE greatly, but when I get on it, I get nothing but very ugly, and gutless acceleration. HUGE stutter, and no drivability at all.
I check the boots, their new, the wires, their new, and the plugs are definately new.
WTF?
Bad coil?
HelP!!!
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