A couple of years ago. the folks at Chrysler Corporation introduced a prime example of their "extra care in engineering": a pointless electronic ignition system that ...

In this age of electronic fuel injection and ignition it’s hard to believe there are still some running around with a points-trigged ignition system. The concept of breaker-points ignition is all ...

The Mustang 5.0 possesses the qualities to guarantee its place in history: light weight, manual trans and, most importantly, a high-output V-8 replete with dual exhaust (with real headers!). When Ford ...

When PerTronix introduced the Ignitor electronic ignition retrofit roughly two decades ago, we were skeptical, thinking "How can you fit an entire electronic ignition system in this tiny little thing?

When you’re trying to learn about older cars, you might as well be signing up for the debate club. Every question, especially when it comes to breaker points, electronic, and multiple spark discharge ...

Q. I've noticed my new car doesn't have a distributor or spark plug wires, unlike every other car or truck I've ever owned. Can you explain how this works? A. This is one of the neatest automotive ...

When General Motors introduced the High Energy Ignition (HEI) distributor in the mid-1970s, it was revolutionary. So much so that it still has a strong following among today's hot rodders. Like other ...

"It's not a heap, dad. It's a classic." That's harder to justify when your classic muscle car won't start. Nothing like a high-compression V8 combined with a battery that hasn't seen a charge for a ...

Engines need spark plugs to burn their air/fuel mixture, and the spark plugs need a jolt of electricity to do their work. Older cars with conventional distributor-based ignition systems did it by ...