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1954 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Prepared By CTS Successfully Competes in Italy’s 2016 Mille Miglia

CTS wishes to congratulate Monte Gingery and his son Gunnar on the successful completion of the 2016 Mille Miglia. Monte competed in the historic event which spans 1000 miles across Italy from Brescia to Rome and back. CTS prepared Monte’s 1954 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 which was one of only three American …

CTS Sponsors “Motors for Mutts” Car Show

On April 30, 2016, CTS supported, as a sponsor, the “Motors for Mutts” Car Show which was hosted by the Caroline County Humane Society in cooperation with the Student Government and Automotive Department of the Caroline Career & Technology Center. The event was held in downtown Denton, Maryland. Joe Parlanti represented CTS with his 1959 Abarth Zagato …

CTS Successfully Completes Department of Energy (DOE) SBIR Phase I

CTS successfully completed the Department of Energy (DOE) SBIR Phase I project and submits proposal for Phase II. The primary goal of the project was to produce an ignition system that enables stable combustion in an automotive engine at Air / Fuel ratios above 20:1. Not only did CTS meet …

CTS Awarded US Army Phase I SBIR

CTS has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant by the US Army entitled “Variable Energy Ignition System for Heavy Fuel Rotary Engine”. The purpose of this Phase I project will be to adapt the CTS Dynamic Spark Ignition (DSI) for use in the US Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) Combat Vehicle Prototyping (CVP) Advanced Auxiliary Power engine. The unique feature of this project is the use of the DSI system to ignite Jet / Diesel fuels in a spark ignited internal combustion rotary engine.

CTS Attends GMC 2015 in Austin, Texas

Joe Anderson and Tom Buchhop attended the 2015 Gas Machinery Conference (GMC) hosted by the Gas Machinery Research Council (GMRC) in Austin, Texas. The GMC is the largest technical conference and exposition in the natural gas pipeline industry. CTS had a booth showcasing our Lean Burn technologies which was visited …

CTS Hosts “Cars and Cocktails”

On October 2nd, CTS hosted over 150 people and 26 unique cars in our facility for “Cars and Cocktails”. This is the second year for the event which grew out of the need to store unique classic and racing cars prior to the Ridgely Pharmacy Car Show. Special guests included …

CTS awarded Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant

CTS has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant by the Department of Energy (DOE) for an “Advanced Ignition System for Internal Combustion Engines Enabling Lean-Burn and Dilute Ignition”. The specific goals of the project are: 1. Extend the lean ignition limit to an air/fuel …