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.

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 ...

To some, the intricacies of setting the ignition timing on an engine or changing a distributor may as well be black magic, while to others it's a procedure they know by heart, and as we took the ...

Generator or alternator? Its todays litmus test of "have you gone all the way?" when considering a vintage-look rod. We like this one, too: Got points? Modern ignition takes a few dings off the style ...

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 ...