When most drivers turn the key or press a button to start their vehicle, they’re probably not mentally going through everything that needs to happen in order for their engine to start. And while the ...

This article deals with flame rectification as it applies to direct spark ignition (DSI) modules. They are manufactured by a few different companies — Fenwal, Honeywell, Robertshaw, and White Rodgers, ...

Over the past few years, we have run across some teams who, for the goal of attaining maximum power, chose to run without an alternator. We started thinking about that and decided to see if there were ...

It's not generally necessary to replace spark plugs and ignition coils at the same time, although it could make the process ...

As long as there have been internal combustion engines, there has been a need for an ignition system to ignite the air and fuel mixture in the cylinders. From the earliest days of automotive ignitions ...

There is only one way to find out for sure. Many Street Stock racing classes limit the ignition to stock-style replacement parts. For most Chevrolet and Ford engines, this means an HEI distributor is ...

To test the Plasma Booster's horsepower worthiness, we made the short trip to Coastal Chassis Dyno in Tampa, Florida. Owner Sam Lippincott had just recently opened the doors when we came looking for ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract It is important to develop the technique for measuring the cycle-to-cycle variation of combustion in order to reduce the fuel consumption of ...