At 7,000 rpm, a spark plug ignites the air/fuel mixture nearly 60 times per second. Any one of those 60 sparks going amiss can at best be mildly annoying, and at worst cost you a race or an engine.

It’s become a debate for the ages. Ford versus Chevy. Coke versus Pepsi. And now, points versus Pertronix. For nearly 70 years, just about every car had a points-based ignition system. This venerable ...

Sure, we all want to bolt on those shiny new gauges or that sweet set of wheels you've been saving up for, but I'm talking about the mundane chores like changing the oil, tune-ups, and that sort of ...

Generator or alternator? Its todays litmus test of "have you gone all the way?" when considering a vintage-look rod. We like this one, too: Got points? Modern ignition takes a few dings off the style ...

For something that's everywhere, but can't normally be seen, electricity is pretty amazing. It can produce light, heat, and something that's important to most of us: it can jump an air gap in a ...

Regarding classic car engines that have a Pertronix electronic ignition inside the distributor, can they use platinum plugs after removing the points and adding electronic ignition? I have a 1970 ...

PerTronix, founded back in 1962, originally began as a manufacturer of big-rig truck driving and fog lights under the company name Per-Lux. A decade later, an engineer employee pitched the idea of an ...

When building a high performance engine the question of ignition system upgrades always comes up. Getting more energy to the spark plugs results in more complete combustion, better throttle response, ...