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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It wasn't all that long ago that GM engineers designed the original HEI system to replace the decades old points-type ignitions. In the mid-'70s, leaner mixtures demanded greater voltage and more ...

I would like to install a 1988 small-block Chevy motor in my old 1953 Chevrolet truck, but I need good information so as not to make costly mistakes. The engine was equipped with a hydraulic-roller ...

The ignition (or distributor) cap is where ignition wires that run to the spark plugs receive high-voltage current from the ignition coil. Metal contacts in the cap connect with contacts in the ...

Replacing the distributor cap on my 99' Acura Integra due to misfires in cylinders 3 and 4. Engine was running rough on start up before hand, and the check engine light came on with codes 303 and 304, ...