Ignition timing Ignition timing In a spark ignition internal combustion engine, Ignition timing refers to the timing, relative to the current piston position and crankshaft angle, of the release of a spark in the combustion chamber near the end of the compression stroke. The need for advancing (or retarding) the timing of the spark is because fuel does not completely burn the instant the spark fires, the combustion gases take a period of time to expand and the angular or rotational speed of the engine can lengthen or shorten the time frame in which the burning and expansion should occur. In a
Ignition (The Offspring album) 1994, The Offspring landed the opening slot for Pennywise on their "Unknown Road" tour. The "Ignition" tour ended on April 1, 1994 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, just one week before the release of "Smash". Ignition (The Offspring album) Ignition (stylized as ignition) is the second studio album by American punk rock band The Offspring. It was the second Offspring album produced by Thom Wilson, and was released on October 16, 1992, on Epitaph Records, marking their first release on that label. Released during the alternative rock and grunge-era, the album brought the band small success in Southern