On 05/04/2011 09:57, Michael Rigby-Jones wrote:
> If you had two spark gaps in one plug they would be separated only by a
> very short distance, so any advantage of dual flame fronts would be
> lost.  The point of a twin spark system (apart from redundancy in
> aircraft applications) is to reduce the time taken to burn the charge by
> starting two flame fronts, meaning less ignition advance is required
> (which is always a good thing).
>

Okay, thanks for the explanation - I can see how greater separation=20
might be preferable. However, the OP was talking about creating the=20
fiercest (single) spark possible - surely two sparks would be "fiercer"=20
than one?
I'm not saying this would actually improve performance, I don't know=20
enough about internal combustion to make a call, but it seems it might=20
achieve the OPs goal of creating a longer/fiercer spark.
Out of interest, how far apart are the spark gaps in a twin spark=20
system? I googled but all I got was pages on Alfa Romeos, of which I=20
looked at the Wiki page and it doesn't go into too much technical detail.

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