Electronically-triggered distributors are nothing new in the automotive world. So much so that these days we're still surprised at the number of older Mustangs using points and a condenser as a means ...

The contact-points ignition system has been used on the internal combustion engine since the early 1900s because it is simple and durable. Compared to the computer-controlled ignitions used in today's ...

The postwar General Motors OHV V-8s were difficult to tune. Ignition distributors mounted at the firewall end of the engine, and the breaker points and condenser were difficult to replace. In the late ...

State-of-the-art electronic ignition systems can perform more reliably than old-fashioned breaker points systems, supplying the increased spark necessary to reliably fire today's modified engines.