A magnet is attached to the engine’s crankshaft to time the voltage spikes, these spikes are fed directly into the spark plugs to cause ignition, this is why you don’t need a battery.

That means real four-cycle operation with spark ignition and fully-functional valve trains, oil pumps, water pumps and fuel pumps. These beautiful 1/4-scale engines are the creation of aptly-named ...

Older vehicles with distributor-type ignition systems use ignition (or spark plug) wires to send electrical current from the distributor to individual spark plugs, with the timing based on their ...

The spark plug cables of an internal combustion engine are oftentimes one of the most neglected components under the hood. In ...

This revolutionary powerplant combines the attributes of spark ignition and compression ignition, enabling it to produce more power while lowering emissions and fuel economy. Skyactiv-X was ...

The ignition (or distributor) cap is where ignition wires that run to the spark plugs receive high-voltage current from the ignition coil. Metal contacts in the cap connect with contacts in the ...

ISRO is working on a LOX-methane engine for its Next Generation Launch Vehicle, which features a reusable booster and expendable stages. A spark torch igniter is being developed for increased ...