When Jim Hairston from Pertronix sent us the Ignitor II drop-in electronic ignition for older, point-triggered Autolite and Motorcraft distributors, it was deja vu all over again. Ten years ago, we ...

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.

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 ...

Classic Delco distributors are among the most rugged domestic distributors ever done. We're rebuilding a cast-iron tach-drive distributor from a small-block Chevy. However, this tutorial applies to ...

Charger Investment Partners has acquired San Dimas, California-based PerTronix, a maker of performance products. No financial terms were disclosed. LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Charger Investment ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charger Investment Partners (“Charger”) announced today that one of its affiliates has completed the acquisition of PerTronix, LLC (“PerTronix”). As part of the ...