For many years the way to control spark-related engine knock was to downshift or ease off the throttle. Modern computerized engines now control it by simply retarding the timing. With that in mind ...

This system works pretty much the same and is just as effective or more so than the other systems, but requires an EFI controller to direct spark in a fuel-injected application or an aftermarket ...

The CDI-AC (Capacitor Discharge Ignition – Alternating Current) system in the 139QMB engine is crucial for generating the electrical spark needed to ignite the fuel-air mixture within the engine. This ...

This animated film "Spark In The Firing Line" provides an in-depth look at the ignition system of modern motor vehicles, focusing on the role of spark plugs in igniting fuel within the combustion ...

In addition to Spark support, the Gamevice now works with Sphero’s SPRK+ programmable robot. If you’ve ever used a Sphero spherical bot, you might already be aware that physical controls ...

The unremarkable Chevrolet Spark, gasoline edition, becomes a desirable, almost cheap urban commuter car when you swap in an electric motor. What’s more, with the Spark EV, the smartphone-based ...

Spark Connected and Vega partner on the 804hp Electric Supercar At The Geneva International Motor Show 2020 (Photo: Business Wire) ...

Fitting a gasoline-powered car engine with laser spark plugs sounds like sci-fi, but it may stave off the electric revolution a little while longer.

The modern internal combustion engine is an engineering marvel. We’re light-years ahead of simple big blocks and carburetors, and now there are very fast, very capable computers sensing adjus… ...

At last month’s Detroit Auto Show, General Motors confirmed that its all-new Chevrolet Spark minicar would go on sale in the United States by 2011 but apart from the release of a single ...