Having fuel injectors on all mass-produced vehicles is one of the biggest automotive breakthroughs of the past few decades. If you've ever gone through having to start an engine with a poorly tuned ...

Sacramento, Calif.-based Aerojet said Sept. 30 it had completed development injector testing for the 7,500-pound thrust Orion main engine (OME) for NASA’s Orion crew exploration vehicle. The test ...

Port fuel injection (PFI) was a major milestone in the early '80s. The integration of PFI rapidly changed the way fuel was delivered by increasing fuel economy and improving engine performance. Even ...

It's safe to say that performance enthusiasts have embraced electronic fuel injection. That's not to say that carburetors can't do the job, but Detroit hasn't rolled a new car off the production ...

The carburetor was invented well over a century ago and served the internal combustion engine well. Later, electronic control was married to carburetors with so-so results. Okay, the results were ...

Direct-injection engines were introduced with a promise that sounded ideal: more power, better fuel efficiency, and cleaner ...

Sandia National Laboratories researchers (left to right: Nathan Harry, Christopher Nilsen, Drummond Biles, and Charles Mueller) show off their prototype of ducted fuel injection module for diesel ...

As part of an overall environmental strategy initiated 2 years ago to reduce its environmental "footprint" worldwide, Noble Corp., Houston, has targeted its diesel-powered drilling rigs for total ...