In a perfect world there would be no need for ignition advance curves. As soon as the piston in your vintage Vette reached top dead center and the engine built maximum compression, you'd be able to ...

Engines need spark plugs to burn their air/fuel mixture, and the spark plugs need a jolt of electricity to do their work. Older cars with conventional distributor-based ignition systems did it by ...

My 1978 Corvette is cutting out under acceleration. I took the car to the dealership, and they told me the distributor was defective and would need to be replaced. I would like to keep as many ...

There is only one way to find out for sure. Many Street Stock racing classes limit the ignition to stock-style replacement parts. For most Chevrolet and Ford engines, this means an HEI distributor is ...

Ignition coils last far longer than spark plugs and only need replacement when symptoms appear. Here’s how to tell if coils ...

Tired of EFI harnesses, coil packs, and a rat’s nest under your hood? Consider an old-school LS V-8 ignition distributor conversion kit from Summit Racing. The LS series of V-8 engines is a modern ...

I have owned my 1997 Honda Accord LX since 1999. It now has 160,000 miles on it, and has been reliable until recently. On three occasions, the car has simply shut off while I was driving. I will feel ...

If you’re driving a car that uses a physical key and it seems to be stuck in the ignition, the first thing to do is make sure your car’s in park—it won’t come out if you’re still in drive. If that’s ...

Hyundai announced today that it will provide certain vehicles with a free “ignition kill” software update designed to prevent vehicle thefts. The automaker says the new software will keep cars from ...