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rally,,> Hay gang, > I couldn't open this up, Anyone have dates times and stuff on this
> > Mike
Mark: Sorry for the delay in responding to your question. I have been ridiculously busy for the last two weeks. I looked at the DirectHits stuff on the web, and I don't see any reason it wouldn't work. On the other hand, I don't think that it will significantly help performance of normal automotive-type engines, as they seem to ignite just fine using the present ignition technology. If you can light the fire with a match, you don't need to use a thermite grenade. I would not want to use this system on a 1990 or later car with electronically-controlled ignition, just in case there were some negative interaction with the existing electronics. Also, I would be a little concerned about possible faster erosion of the spark plugs. Dumping all that extra energy into the plasma in such a short time could mean that you vaporize the electrodes a lot faster. Bottom line - if you are using an old car without electronic ignition, and think that the performance might be improved by better ignition, I'd try it. Likewise on engine-powered equipment - especially two-stroke engines (which really do have ignition problems at light load). Otherwise, I wouldn't.