Not all spark plugs are created equal, and knowing which one your car needs can vastly improve your car's fuel economy.

If you have a classic, vintage, or otherwise old car, you've probably heard of the distributor that it features. It's part of the ignition system that transfers current from the battery to the ...

"It's not a heap, dad. It's a classic." That's harder to justify when your classic muscle car won't start. Nothing like a high-compression V8 combined with a battery that hasn't seen a charge for a ...

Geez, it's been way too long since I've made it out into the garage to work on my '57 Chevy pickup, but I finally got my butt out there yesterday. It'd been so long that honestly I wasn't quite sure ...

The requirement to gap spark plugs might not be as common as it once was, but it's still an important bit of maintenance on ...

If there is a standard in the world for a stand-alone electronic ignition distributor for GM engines, it has to be the High Energy Ignition or HEI distributor. This large cap distributor first ...

Gas-powered internal combustion engines need spark plugs to (literally) ignite and complete the combustion stroke, enabling the motor to produce power. They may seem unusual to the untrained eye, but ...

Though you might not give much thought to your Honda’s ignition system, the fact is, it’s a very important and often overlooked area of performance. In this article I’ll be going over the basics of ...