Cars make odd noises sometimes, letting you know it's time to have it serviced. If there's a metallic knocking noise, it ...

Are your spark plugs overdue for replacement? Watch for signs like poor performance, engine knocking, and decreased fuel ...

High performance is all about horsepower. But even the ultimate in heads, compression, cam, and the rest won’t make power if you can’t light the fire. Ignition systems don’t make horsepower, but a ...

A fundamental difference between gasoline and diesel engines is that a gasoline engine uses spark ignition while a diesel engine uses compression ignition. Before we delve deeper, let's understand how ...

DEAR CAR TALK: I have a 1989 Pontiac Grand Am LE with 154,000 miles on it. I can accelerate slowly and it runs fine, but if I step on the gas, it sputters and backfires through the throttle body. It ...

Fig. 1. The layout of a typical six-cylinder, six-volt ignition system. Note the relationship of the primary and the secondary windings as indicated in the ignition coil. See All 10 Photos Fig. 2. The ...

Transient Plasma Systems is working on a new advanced ignition system that could replace traditional spark plugs in gasoline engines. This could reduce emissions and improve the efficiency of internal ...

In 2019, we took a look at an interesting new advanced ignition system from Transient Plasma Systems. It replaces the conventional spark plugs in a vehicle’s engine with an ignition module that uses ...

Okada Projects of Japan recently introduced an innovative, highly effective and easy-to-install ignition Plasma Direct system, replacing the factory coils while promising to increase both horsepower ...

Find out what triggers detonation and pre-ignition, why ignition timing really matters, and how these problems can seriously damage your engine.