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Originally Posted by Stangkiller
I thought some of these cars were able to start stop without the use of the starter, due to direct injection.
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which ones?
I know that it's been shown on paper to be doable; but I am unaware of any production vehicles actually using this method.
Mazda is now selling some engines with their
i-Stop System; but it still uses the starter.
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Mazda’s start-stop system, detects which piston is in the best position to restart quickest, which is the one in the combustion stroke phase, where air and fuel are in the cylinder, ready to be ignited. The mixture in this cylinder is ignited by the spark plug, forcing that piston down, and with partial-assistance from the starter motor, results in a near instantaneous engine restart time of 0.35 seconds.
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