The Ignitor II differs from the Ignitor in that it's a "smart" ignition system, able to sense current levels of power in the ignition coil and adjust the dwell as you drive. We're talking more ...

The Ignitor should be used with coils of 1.5-ohm resistance or greater, while the Ignitor II can benefit from higher-powered, super-low-resistance coils.

PerTronix offers three types of Ignitor upgrades for your tach-drive distributor. There's the original black Ignitor module, which does the work of ignition points. The Ignitor II in red has many ...

Ignitions in Action Most people are familiar with the components in an ignition system, such as the distributor, coil, plug wires, plugs, and ignition box. On the other hand, people are far less ...

If the ignition coils are in an accessible spot, such as on top of the engine, then you can just pay for the parts — likely in the $40 range – and install them yourself.

Product reliability was further improved by electrically controlling high-voltage distribution and ignition timing. By the mid-1990s, the stick coil began to appear featuring a smaller igniter.