Jim McFarland, Don Ward & Jeremy Worm

Jim McFarland, Don Ward & Jeremy Worm

E3 Spark Plugs

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Jim McFarland, Don Ward & Jeremy Worm
E3 Spark Plugs

 

Jim McFarland

Jim McFarland began his career as an enthusiast, building and racing his own cars mainly in the various stock classes. Jim was also a graduate automotive engineer, and a lot of early innovations for the stock classes came as a result of his engineering background. As an engineer, Jim has been instrumental in developing some of the best intake manifold and fuel induction systems available.

Jim serves as a technical consultant for SEMA, working primarily in the area of state and federal environmental and regulatory issues. With his engineering background and 25 years of experience working directly with both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board certification staffs, he contributes a vital technical perspective. He is a renowned automotive journalist and a member of the SEMA Hall of Fame.

 

Don Ward

Don Ward has been in the spark plug business for 38 years, including 12 Years in Manufacturing and Quality and 26 years in Engineering.

Over the years, Don has worked with many race teams to design and test new product. He made the first silica nitride spark plug for Top Fuel Drag racing, among many other contributions.

Don also pioneered the use of cylinder temperature testing in race applications for both dyno and track testing. Utilizing his expertise, Don was able to tune his customers’ race engines by reading spark plugs.

 

Jeremy Worm

Jeremy Worm is a Researcher in the APS LABS at Michigan Tech with nearly 20 years in engine development, calibration and testing.  Jeremy focuses on combustion systems with emphasis in high-performance applications, and has been Principal Investigator on numerous projects involving advanced studies in valve timing and actuation, ignition and alternative fuels.

Before Michigan Tech, Jeremy worked at GM, where he was a combustion engineer and Lead Development Engineer. Jeremy worked on engine programs with very aggressive targets for power and efficiency.  One of the engines Jeremy worked on made it to “Ward’s 10 Best Engines” list.

Jeremy continues to be involved in cutting-edge engine R&D.  One of his current projects involves developing strategies to enable BMEP levels to reach twice the world-class benchmark.