Federal Mogul Advanced Corona Ignition

[BHarvey]

Advanced Corona Ignition System (ACIS) by Federal-Mogul| Zigwheels.com

[Frank Lee]

Federal Mogul is a respected name in the automotive field.

Their ACIS may improve fe by up to 10%, but not all by itself. The improvement comes from the enabling of lean burn, better ignition advance timing, and etc.

I don't think this is a unicorn.

[cfg83]

BHarvey -

More on same :

http://www.federalmogul.com/NR/rdonl...tion_FINAL.pdf

FRANKFURT, September 13, 2011 … Federal-Mogul Corporation (NASDAQ: FDML) will introduce at this year’s IAA (Frankfurt Auto Show, Hall 4.1, Stand E15, September 13-16, 2011)
its highly innovative Advanced Corona Ignition System (ACIS), a breakthrough technology for fuel efficiency and emissions reduction that significantly outperforms conventional spark-ignition systems. Federal-Mogul’s ACIS is currently undergoing development with several customers and has enabled an up to 10-percent fuel efficiency improvement over standard spark ignition in development testing.
Corona ignition creates a significantly larger high-intensity plasma ignition source, spread throughout the combustion chamber, when compared to conventional spark ignition systems.
The ACIS technology provides for more thorough combustion and enables advanced combustion strategies like lean burn, highly diluted mixtures and very high exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), further increasing fuel efficiency. The company’s ACIS utilizes materials and design strategies to facilitate high-volume production implementation on current and new engine architectures.

Advanced Corona Ignition System Hi-Res Photos



CarloSW2

[cfg83]

Frank -

Originally Posted by Frank Lee

Federal Mogul is a respected name in the automotive field.

Their ACIS may improve fe by up to 10%, but not all by itself. The improvement comes from the enabling of lean burn, better ignition advance timing, and etc.

I don't think this is a unicorn.

I agree. I didn't know who Federal-Mogul was until I went to their website, but they look pretty big to me. 10% seemed high to me as well.

Question: Could there be some benefit in the sub-5% range for old cars like ours?!?!?

CarloSW2

[Frank Lee]

I would IMAGINE there could be some benefit but I sure wouldn't want to just claim that... that said, I would sure like to have a couple ACIS systems to play with so I could be their field test guinea pig!

[BHarvey]

Similar to the Pulstar plug????

Anyway, 10% gain would be great and I'm sure we'd all try to justify the price!

[Frank Lee]

Not similar to pulstar.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by cfg83

I agree. I didn't know who Federal-Mogul was until I went to their website, but they look pretty big to me.

Late in 2007 Federal-Mogul filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reorganized.

I remember a Federal-Mogul magazine ad from the mid 1970's featuring a vision of the automotive future with Syd Mead artwork (or maybe it was Bendix brake pads). I cannot seem to find it on line, but will post it if I do.

Federal Mogul Corporation News - The New York Times

Company Information
Federal-Mogul Corporation (Federal-Mogul) is a supplier of powertrain and safety technologies. Federal-Mogul serves the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) of automotive, light, medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, off-road, agricultural, marine, rail, aerospace, power generation and industrial equipment, as well as the aftermarket. The Company conducts the operations through various manufacturing, distribution and technical facilities that are wholly or partially owned through subsidiaries and joint ventures. Federal-Mogul's business is organized into five segments: Powertrain Energy, Powertrain Sealing and Bearings, Vehicle Safety and Protection, Global Aftermarket, and Corporate. In June 2010, the Company acquired 100% ownership of the Daros Group.

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Fancy spark plugs do not work well in vintage automobiles, at least not in my air-cooled 1977 Porsche 911.

It will be interesting to see which segment of the market picks up on this new technology.

[racerc2000]

those plugs make me think of this.

OKADAPROJECTS | PRODUCTS | PLASMA DIRECT

no direct % for economy but it does state reduced fuel consumption.

I just cant see 7xx$ for coils. wonder what would happen if you combined these coils and those plugs? near 0% wasted fuel in combustion?

btw does anyone know what is required to become carb approved? as the coils are?

what about these plugs? http://www.powerstarsparkplugs.net/

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by racerc2000

what about these plugs? Power Star Spark Plugs

That site is not very big on providing graphics.

Less glam, more slam?

They do look similar, but these have larger stars at the end.
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