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• Timing light
  A '''timing light''' is a [[stroboscope]] used to dynamically set the [[ignition timing]] of an [[Otto cycle]] or similar [[internal combustion engine]]. ...frozen by the [[stroboscopic effect]], indicates the current timing of the spark. On multi-cylinder engines, the timing light is referenced to the number on
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• Engine knocking
  ...urs when [[petrol|fuel]] in the cylinder is ignited by the firing of the [[spark plug]] and smooth burning proceeds but some of the unburned mixture in the ...of time that the knocking effect occurs. It is caused by an instantaneous ignition of the remaining fuel/air mixture in the form of an explosion. The cylinder
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• Firing order
  The '''firing order''' is the sequence of sparking of the [[spark plug]]s in a [[reciprocating engine]], or the sequence of fuel injection in In a [[straight engine]] the spark plugs (and [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s) are numbered, starting with #1,
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• Distributor
  ...ice which routes the high voltage in the correct [[firing order]] to the [[spark plug]]s. ...touch) the output contacts which connect via high tension cables to the [[spark plug]] of each cylinder. Within the distributor, the high voltage energy is
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• Timing marks
  ...during engine development. These '''timing marks''' can be used to set the ignition timing either statically by hand or dynamically using a [[timing light]].
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• Ignition system
  ...al petrol (gasoline) engines, by contrast, require an ignition system. The ignition system is usually switched on/off through a lock switch, operated with a ke ...ontrolled manner. This type of arrangement was quickly superseded by spark ignition, a system which is generally used to this day, albeit with sparks generated
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• Quota 1100 ES
  ...System || Magneti Marelli IAW Multipoint phased sequential fuel injection Ignition ...System || Magneti Marelli IAW electronic digital ignition with inductive spark
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• Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine
  |Successor || [[Alfa Romeo Twin Spark engine|Alfa Romeo TwinSpark]] ...[[Fiat]] designed [[engine block]], please refer to the [[Alfa Romeo Twin Spark engine]] page.
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• Spark plug
  ...base of the plug, a [[spark gap]] inside the cylinder. Early patents for spark plugs included those by [[Nikola Tesla]] (in US patent 609,250 for an ignition timing system], [[1898]]), Richard Simms (GB 24859/1898, 1898), and Robert
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• Engine Control Unit
  ...ine cycle. More advanced ECUs found on most modern cars also control the [[ignition timing]], [[Variable Valve Timing]] (VVT), the level of boost maintained by ECUs determine the quantity of fuel, ignition timing and other parameters by monitoring the engine through sensors. These
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• Fuel pump
  ...ly to start a fire. Though electrical components (such as a fuel pump) can spark and ignite fuel vapors, liquid fuel will not explode (see [[explosive limit ...engine (metering the air going in) rather than engaging the fuel pump. The ignition switch does not carry the power to the fuel pump, instead it activates a [[
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• Catalytic converter
  ...dard fit in North America on "Large [[spark plug|Spark]] [[ignition system|Ignition]]" engines. LSI engines are used in [[forklift]]s, aerial boom lifts, ice r ...stroke engine under the ambient temperature and pressure after charge air ignition, and condenses on the cooler catalytic converter core surface. In particula
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• Lamborghini V10
  ; Ignition : individual coils directly mounted on each spark plug
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• Drivetrain
  For spark ignition technology the focus is on
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• Four-stroke
  # [[power stroke|power (ignition) stroke]] ...e heat and pressure of compression for a [[Diesel cycle]] of [[compression ignition engine]], at approximately the top of the compression stroke. The resulting
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• Four-stroke cycle
  # [[power stroke|power (ignition) stroke]] ...e heat and pressure of compression for a [[Diesel cycle]] of [[compression ignition engine]], at approximately the top of the compression stroke. The resulting
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• Rotary combustion engine
  ...ine chamber as opposed to two for the Wankel. However it also requires six spark plugs, one per combustion chamber, as opposed to one per rotor for the Wank ...design was constructed and turned by an external engine for 40 hours, but ignition was never achieved.
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• Ferrari 288 GTO
  Ignition: 2 integreated Weber Marelli IAW indirect injection-ignition systems
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• Maserati 5000 GT
  *mechanical [[Magneti-Marelli]] ignition, dual spark plugs and dual fuel pump
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• Top dead center
  ...('''BTDC''') although a very few small and fast-burning engines require a spark just '''after top dead centre''' ('''ATDC'''), such as the [[Nissan MA engi ...cided during engine development. These timing marks can be used to set the ignition timing either statically by hand or dynamically using a [[timing light]], b
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