I'm reading a book on Engine Management Systems and came upon something I thought was interesting... they were talking about the ever expanding uses for the Engine Control Unit.

"Some of the newest BMWs can fire up the engine without a starter motor. The ECU identifies the exact engine position, injects fuel in the appropriately positioned cylinder, and then fires the spark plug."

That's pretty interesting... the car would be lighter... cheaper... less complex... whatdayathink?

 

Thats actually really cool

 

that's kinda cool. i would like to see if it could be applied to our cars easily.

 

Thet had those in the beginning of the Terminator movie. Then all the cars became self aware and started themselves without starters and took over the world.

 

Yikes... Maybe that isn't such a good idea after all...

 

Bobby Bouche! No starters on motors are the work of the Devil!