The Advance CurveAll engines require an ignition curve based both on the requirements of engine rpm and cylinder filling (volumetric efficiency). This means that at 3,000 rpm with the throttle open ...

What's An Advance Curve?In the basic design of an internal combustion gasoline engine, an air/fuel mixture burns in the combustion chambers to force the pistons down, which in turn, spins the ...

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR / ACCESS Newswire / March 10, 2026 / Modern vehicles are more advanced than ever before. Behind every engine lies a sophisticated computer system that controls fuel delivery, ...

BorgWarner will begin manufacturing advanced engine timing chains at its campus in Itatiba City, Brazil, in late 2015 in a move it claims make it the first automotive supplier to produce chains ...

BorgWarner has begun manufacturing its advanced engine timing systems in El Salto, Mexico, providing localised production for Volkswagen's third-generation 2.0- and 1.8-litre DOHC I4 engines built at ...

Do you know what a timing belt or a timing chain is and what they do? Could you find them on your vehicle's engine if you had to? If you answered no, don't sweat it. Both are buried behind a lot of ...

Every engine has a means of coordinating the timing between the valve train and the rest of the engine. Some engines use a timing chain and some a timing belt. A timing belt has the relatively ...

An engine's health depends on several key measures and functions. For example, air and fuel need to be present in the correct quantities, coolant is required to keep the engine operating at a safe ...

Back then, engine tune-ups relied on how the vehicle felt and responded, judged purely by the senses. These days, servicing ...