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.

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 ...

3 … 2 … 1 … Ignition! - We replace the archaic points ignition system in our '67 AMD Chevelle with a modern electronic Ignitor III from Pertronix. It doesn't ...