As the engines in America's production automobiles become more powerful with each succeeding year, it becomes increasingly difficult for engine and accessory designers to cope with some of the ...

This animated film "Spark In The Firing Line" provides an in-depth look at the ignition system of modern motor vehicles, focusing on the role of spark plugs in igniting fuel within the combustion ...

For the average beginner in the fine art of auto mechanics, and some old-timers as well, installing and wiring a stock eight-cylinder ignition distributor can sometimes be quite a chore, and when he ...

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 ...

Spark plugs are vital for gas-powered cars. However, they can be subject to a strange phenomenon known as blow out. Here's ...

The ignition is easily the most misunderstood system in any car. Most enthusiasts treat ignitions like some sort of weird, black magic/voodoo curse best left alone until it fails. Either that or they ...

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 ...

If you’ve been in the classic Mustang hobby for more than about five minutes, you’ve no doubt heard the name Pertronix. The company is a household name in our hobby for its line of Ignitor brand ...