Welcome back for Part 2 of tune-up tips for your older Corvette. Last time we talked about tricks of the trade when setting points. This month we will talk about setting ignition timing. The most ...

Q:I have been a longtime subscriber and only recently I was finally able to purchase my dream car, a 1970 Corvette convertible. I drive my Corvette most every weekend and have enjoyed every minute ...

"It's not a heap, dad. It's a classic." That's harder to justify when your classic muscle car won't start. Nothing like a high-compression V8 combined with a battery that hasn't seen a charge for a ...

Ignition timing is like seasoning: some is good, but too much ruins the results. Bumping up the ignition timing on pushrod 5.0s is a time-honored trick to wake up the under-hood lump. The EFI system ...

I take it that you have wiring set up to the coil, and from the coil to the distributor? If so, then you need to set the engine up so that number one cylinder is just before TDC (top dead centre) on ...

In Part 2 of our FiTech handheld tutorial, learn how to adjust ignition timing for optimal engine performance. This video covers step-by-step instructions for using the handheld controller to ...

There's a tiny silver can on the side of most distributors that is easily the most misunderstood component of any distributor-based ignition system. Feared by many, and ignored by many more, the ...