whats wrong with splitfires and slick 50?

[240ZX]

I just think it's funny as all get out, that the spark plug marketing people have lead the consumer to beleive that spilfire, V-tip, and other multi-electrode plugs are better than the single electrode plugs for performance.......wow!!!! If one electrode works good then two or more are going to really improve my performance!!!! The only performance improvement that you will get is from weight lose..........less weight in your wallet that is, because now the plug manufacture has your hard earned $$$!!!

P.S. Sheep are always going to follow......................

[Bruce Palmer]

.... group of marketing folks that stuffed Front Wheel Drive up our collective butts a nickle at a time. Talk about hang a bell on the lead goat!!!

Say anything often enough and loud enough and shazam, you have fact!!!

[240ZX]

Thank you Bruce! You are so right. When are these people going to learn that we just want the truth.........not hipe and BS. One of my favorite sayings is....."It's mind over matter! But, if you have no mind then it doesn't really matter!!!"ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL

[Zvoiture]

Born before 1970=Memory lane

Born after 1970=History lesson:

Remember when Slick50 was not available on every Kragen or Safeway shelf? It was sold personally by 'authorized representatives'--NOT stores. Like Amway! I'm not sure if it was structured pyramid-like, but I can remember the first few people I knew who sold it were definitely--how do I say this nicely--in the catagory of those who are constantly looking for that THING. That magical thing that will finally put them over the top. They were people we didn't give a large amount of credence to. It was $50 a quart and one quart would "coat the inside of your engine with Teflon". I don't remember there being 1st time treatments or supplements or boosters or fuel treatments or tranny additives. Just Slick50 for $50/quart. One quart would protect your engine for ever and make it last forever. Not exactly marketing for 'job security'!

steve

[Bruce Palmer]

..over substance actually. If you know nothing about cars, the front wheel drive thing can be spun very nicely to sound like te answer to a maiden's prayer.

NASCAR is another screaming example of the same thing. The less you know about the history & spirit behind racing or the fact that there is nothing stock in stock car racing, the easier it is to sit and watch 43 spec racers drive around in circles for 3 or 4 hours. Butts in seats is what that is all about.

CART racing in Portland on race day. 50,000 people there in years past 47,000 of which didn't know diddly about what was going on but did want to know which hospitality tent they belonged in.

Bottom line, none of this stuff is being marketed to those among us who "get it". They long ago figured out they could sell 50 times more widgets by going after the totally uninformed. Package a message about multiple electrodes or some cap'n Willy whiz bang piece of fluff that makes sense at first glance (SEE FWD) and wait for the cash register to light up.

Wow, this little venting episode felt pretty good. I'll go take my meds now.......

[sblake01]

Any additive that boasts about 'teflon' is a scam anyway. Back in the early 70s in a metallurgy class, I learned about the intense heat it would take to fuse teflon to any type of metal. So that stuff basically floats around in your engine and is dumped out with every oil change. Teflon in a liquid form is kind of a stretch anyway. True teflon is a solid. Just like the claims made about multiple electrode spark plugs. I have tried the single electrode platinum plugs and the only thing I can say is that the last a little longer, cost more, but do not develop any precivable performance gain. Conclusion: Use a good petroleum based motor oil changed at proper intervals, use the correct spark plugs (NGK) changed at the proper intervals. It has always worked for me.