Injector & Spark plug together

All that has to do with the power train, gearbox, clutch, fuels and lubricants, etc. Generally the mechanical side of Formula One.
irsq4
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I was wondering if there is such hardware in any of racing engines!? Very interesting btw. for space conservation, design of piston crown etc. Didn't hear any of F1 engines have that.? Google says only some patents...

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irsq4 wrote:I was wondering if there is such hardware in any of racing engines!? Very interesting btw. for space conservation, design of piston crown etc. Didn't hear any of F1 engines have that.? Google says only some patents...
I believe there was some discussion of this topic in the last year two.
Sorry, I do not know in which thread I recall seeing it.

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Superficially attractive but a reliability/robustness nightmare. Plus having your spark in the exact centre of the spray may not be optimal.

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He is probably thking about space saving benefits. I somehow think that this might have been done before.
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Where would you put the injector components in a current F1 spark plug?

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