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 ...

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

What many consider the Holy Grail of combustion technology is one step closer to prime time. In the race to field energy-efficient vehicles, don’t count out internal combustion technology just yet. GM ...

In its latest generation of engines, Mercedes uses a technology called "Multispark ignition," where each spark plug is fired multiple times (five, to be exact) when igniting the air-fuel mixture ...

SAE International Journal of Engines, Vol. 14, No. 3 (2021), pp. 335-344 (10 pages) The addition of a spark plug in place of the original fuel injector and fumigating natural gas (NG) inside the ...

When you boil it down, improving average fuel economy is super simple: Burn less fuel in the cylinder when cruising. Toward that end, engine developers have toiled to make lean mixtures work since way ...

Here in 2019, only the most fringe reactionaries are able to claim with a straight face that climate change is not a thing. But after years of the media doing its "two sides" thing, recalcitrant ...

You might not think about spark plug heat ratings often, so here's a rundown on what that means and how it affects your ...

After months of teasers, Maserati finally unveiled its MC20 supercar earlier this month. At its heart sits a new twin-turbo V-6 engine dubbed the "Nettuno," which the Italian company pointed out uses ...