Over the past few years, we have run across some teams who, for the goal of attaining maximum power, chose to run without an alternator. We started thinking about that and decided to see if there were ...

Daytona Sensors' CD-1 ignition system is a capacitive discharge ignition system designed to work with four-, six-, and eight-cylinder engines, and has programmable features for all kinds of racing as ...

Before the days of electronic ignition, car owners and mechanics would have to set ignition points. The distributor's internals — which is where you'll find the points — need to be timed correctly for ...

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 ...

Push-button start may be common today, but it wasn't always the dominant way to crank an engine. Push-button start systems and ignition key systems activate the same process in different ways. Do you ...

As of July 1, all vehicles sold within the European Union must include a standard, preinstalled interface that allows a breathalyzer lock to be added to the ignition system. This measure is part of a ...