Whether you service your own ignition or need more troubleshooting savvy for road rallies and cruising, this month's lesson focuses on spark and ignition system basics. Understanding ignition ...
Accel's single-point "blueprint" distributor is physically similar in appearance and layout to the traditional GM small-cap points-type distributor. The greater the points' closure time (dwell), the ...
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Switching Points For HEI Makes Sense, But Will You Really Be Able To Tell The Difference?
When General Motors introduced the High Energy Ignition (HEI) distributor in the mid-1970s, it was revolutionary. So much so that it still has a strong following among today's hot rodders. Like other ...
The Hemi engine from Chrysler (now Stellantis) is one of the most legendary. Here's why it switched from eight to 16 spark ...
Heat initiates the internal combustion process. Diesel engines utilize the temperature buildup from extremely high compression (pressure) to ignite the air/fuel mixture, with a little help from glow ...
It doesn't matter how stellar an engine you build—if the spark isn't there to light off the air/fuel mixture, you've just built yourself a giant paperweight. Yes, there are lots of aftermarket ...
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