The automotive ignition system is an incredibly amazing machine that has evolved for more than 100 years already and continues to evolve as the demand drives the need to develop more efficient engines ...

Since 1914 auto makers have used the Kettering or inductive ignition system: a battery, transformer (coil), a cam-driven mechanical switch (breaker points), a distributor and spark plugs. The system ...

Horse Sense:Crane's ignition products now feature "Plug-n-Go" Weather-Pak connectors for most mandatory, as well as optional, connections. If you are not using some of the connections, such as the ...

How many times have you asked yourself, “I wonder if I can squeeze a few more horsepower from my enduring, yet horsepower-challenged engine?” To tell you the truth, there are lots of ways, but the ...

You know PerTronix for its Ignitor series of drop-in electronic ignition conversions for points distributors, but now the company has released the Second Strike, a unique ignition system that provides ...

The photodiode and detector control the capacitive discharge ignition system for the engine. The photodiode emits light at a single frequency. When this light is reflected from a coupon attached to ...

Ignition system technology has taken a number of twists and turns over the past 50 years. Matthew Beecham talks with experts from Delphi and Denso about the latest developments both on the OE and ...