Your Mustang's distributor performs one heck of a job. It has to deliver a timed spark to each spark plug at precisely the right moment in sync with piston travel and crankshaft, camshaft, and valve ...

The ignition systems of street engines have to respond to two variables, engine speed and the load the engine is under. As the engine increases in speed the timing must be advanced—basically this is ...

Last month we began our discussion of emission systems by examining various crankcase and fuel vapor control devices, along with throttle and carburetion equipment aimed at reducing automotive exhaust ...

You just put your new crate engine together and your adrenaline is pumping. Pump the throttle, turn the key, and… the thing runs like a total dog. It idles fine, but as soon as you step on the ...