A lot of energy has gone into making small-block Fords perform better during the past 44 years. Those first small-block Fords-the 221 and the 260 Fairlane V-8s from 1962-were fairly tame with an ...

Ignition systems have one of the toughest jobs under the hood of vintage Mustangs. They handle the very precise job of firing spark plugs in concert with the engine's crank and cam timing events. It's ...

The contact-points ignition system has been used on the internal combustion engine since the early 1900s because it is simple and durable. Compared to the computer-controlled ignitions used in today's ...