Unlike older vehicles, which needed ignition tune-ups at least once a year, most vehicles on the road today have electronic ignition systems that are built to go for years without the need for them.

With electronic ignition, the reluctor, mag pick-up and ECU (not shown) collectively serve the same purpose as contact points. The magnetically conductive reluctor is the electronic equivalent of the ...

Nothing ever stays the same for long-technology makes sure of that. Not all that long ago, high-tech was a digital electronic ignition system. Today, the new LS1 and LS6 GM engines are pushing the ...