The ignition system has always been the weakest link in the combustion engine cycle. Belgian-born engineer, Jean Joseph tienne Lenoir, invented the stationary gasoline engine back in 1860 and he used ...

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 ...

For optimum engine performance, it is necessary to have an ignition system that is on point. You see the whole purpose of your ignition system is to transform your battery's low voltage into the ...

If you've spent any amount of time working on or tuning cars, you've likely spent a not-insignificant amount of that time tweaking, replacing, or modifying the system that delivers the spark to each ...

Push-button start may be common today, but it wasn't always the dominant way to crank an engine. Push-button start systems and ignition key systems activate the same process in different ways. Do you ...

The ignition control module is a crucial component of a vehicle's ignition system. It is a control unit responsible for regulating the ignition timing and generating sparks to ignite the fuel-air ...

With pre-chamber ignition technology growing in popularity due to its performance and efficiency benefits, Mahle Powertrain’s new jet ignition system (MJI) is here to improve engines while having no ...

Toyota's 1UZ, 2UZ, and 3UZ engines powered a variety of Toyota and Lexus models over the years, with significant variations ...

Ignition advance angle is one of the important factors affecting the performance of the engine, when it occurs abnormally will make the engine power and economy worse, and even cause serious damage to ...