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.

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 ...

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 ...

Pertronix is expanding their reach in the aftermarket ignition world with their recent acquisition of Spyke Inc., a manufacturer of high performance starters, alternators, and ignition systems for ...