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 ...

How does spark plug timing work? An explanation of automotive ignition systems. Ignition coils, distributors, and firing ...

The two-phase ignition is derived from racing technology, and it is said to burn cleaner and more efficient than traditional ...

Engines need spark plugs to burn their air/fuel mixture, and the spark plugs need a jolt of electricity to do their work. Older cars with conventional distributor-based ignition systems did it by ...