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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 06:15 PM
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Laser Ignition. No more Spark Plugs.

Well it's "Fire the Laser" time in the Automotive industry.
What do all have to say about this.
If this works the way they describe it would mean more fuel efficient engines. Including the Rotary.
Oh and BHR has been working on this for a while now.

Laser Ignition

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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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Interesting

just don't point it at my eyes . LOL
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Easy_E1
Well it's "Fire the Laser" time in the Automotive industry.
What do all have to say about this.
If this works the way they describe it would mean more fuel efficient engines. Including the Rotary.
Oh and BHR has been working on this for a while now.

Laser Ignition

It's called "The Allen Parsons Project."
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 07:02 PM
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All I want is sharks with lasers on their heads. Is that too much to ask for.
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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soooo when can i buy a set?
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
..... just don't point it at my eyes . LOL
What do you think the BHR team has been doing to each other since we designed this?
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
What do you think the BHR team has been doing to each other since we designed this?
this
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 07:17 PM
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That's why we call our favorite drink "The Money Shot", yo!
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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OMG thats RIGHT! i want one!!!
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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I guess it's good that they're teamed with Ford, maybe Mazda will get an early crack on this!


I wanted to be the first to make a laser shark joke.










































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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 11:34 AM
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This would be particularly cool for the rotary with the huge moving combustion chamber. It'll be like Star Wars inside your fricken engine!!
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 11:59 AM
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does it use spark plug wires? will this eliminate the need for coils?,

wireless?
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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^^ It would eliminate the need for coils but they would still need to draw power from somewhere.
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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and its signal to fire
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by EMart11b
^^ It would eliminate the need for coils but they would still need to draw power from somewhere.
Originally Posted by FazdaRX_8
and its signal to fire
I thought that's what the sharks were for...but seriously, I'm interested...sharks or not.
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 01:55 PM
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Pew pew pew pew pew pew!

Mmm
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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sounds like a good idea this would be cool
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 02:02 PM
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That's cool But I want a red laser. Oh, and the forgot to mention that you have to tow this battery around to power the laser plugs.
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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"Luke, I am your ignition coil."
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 06:26 PM
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https://www.rx8club.com/general-automotive-49/ford-replace-spark-plugs-lasers-178572/

just sayin'
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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So when she goes she burns a hole in your piston !
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by zoom44
Oh Snap!
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 01:46 PM
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Laser ignition plugs... because our spark plugs aren't expensive enough already
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by RickA
Laser ignition plugs... because our spark plugs aren't expensive enough already
You should create a motivational poster.

http://bighugelabs.com/motivator.php
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by shaunv74
You should create a motivational poster.

http://bighugelabs.com/motivator.php
Haha that was my first thought when I typed that response, but I didn't feel like photoshopping one... thanks for the link, I wasn't even aware of that site!
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