Engineers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have developed a reliable testing methodology to study stochastic pre-ignition (SPI) in hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines (H 2-ICEs), ...

Southwest Research Institute and The University of Texas at San Antonio are collaborating to develop methods to detect pre-ignitions in real-time. The researchers will first use laboratory-grade ...

We love ourselves a good oddball engine, and tiny, scrappy Mazda certainly must be responsible for more such engine concept patents per market-capitalization dollar than any other. We just discovered ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

With pre-chamber ignition technology growing in popularity due to its performance and efficiency benefits, Mahle Powertrain’s new jet ignition system (MJI) is here to improve engines while having no ...

Do you know about Low Speed Pre Ignition (LSPI) and what it can do to your vehicle? If not, you should be interested to know about it and why you want to avoid it. LSPI refers to an event within the ...

In 2019, we took a look at an interesting new advanced ignition system from Transient Plasma Systems. It replaces the conventional spark plugs in a vehicle’s engine with an ignition module that uses ...