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    Mazda - Now with LASERs!

    Patent Hints Mazda is Working on a Laser-Ignition Engine

    A new patent filing from Mazda suggests that the company is working to replace the spark plugs in its engines with lasers.


    The Japanese automaker has filed a patent with the World Intellectual Property Organization for a control device that works with a laser-ignition engine, confirming that Mazda is working with laser ignition and hinting that it may end up in its cars in the future.



    One of the issues with laser ignition of the fuel/air mixture in a cylinder is that the laser has the potential to get blocked by contaminates, lowering its potency once it reaches the mixture. This newly patented control device is able to detect contamination and then adjust a number of variables, including laser strength and fuel/air mixture levels to make sure the engine is running at a desired output.

    Using laser ignition over spark plugs will lead to more efficient engines, as high compression ratios can be used in the cylinder without the need for increased voltage. This high voltage used in high compression engines also leads to spark plugs wearing out much faster, an issue that won’t affect a laser setup.

    Mazda’s SkyActiv suite of fuel saving technologies includes high compression ratios in its small engines, which means they are good candidates for laser ignition.

    Fricken laser beams!



    http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...in-patent.html

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    I want Laser Ignition on my NA.

    Just not in the same way. Like every time I hit the flippies the twig family plastered, smart-phone wielding idiot in the SUV in front of me ignites into ash.

    But, that's just me.

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    I'll have to read up on this more.

    Hope the engineers at Mazda did more long-term research than... Oh, which was it?... that had the raised point in the center of the piston and a spark plug without a curved electrode. There have to be ground paths. And those were wrist pins, rod bearings and mains.

    I know that this is compression burn thinking with Mazda. But test it in the real world. Please. Before having massive recalls that your newest idea work in the lab and not under normal use.

    I might need to move this to rants. Sorry!

    Thanks for the post Martin. Peace fellow nut!
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    Forged pistons and a mini Tesla coil instead of a spark plug

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hammerhead View Post
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    The Japanese automaker has filed a patent with the World Intellectual Property Organization for a control device that works with a laser-ignition engine, confirming that Mazda is working with laser ignition and hinting that it may end up in its cars in the future.

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    we need these guys to go after OBX for killing all the aftermarket parts developers

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