Why Automakers Replaced Distributors With Coil Packs In The 1980s
This short piece explains why traditional engine distributors were phased out in favor of coil packs: better reliability, cleaner emissions, tighter timing control, simpler maintenance, and improved performance at higher RPMs. Back in the day, distributors were the heartbeat of gasoline engines, a mechanical hub that routed high-voltage pulses to each spark plug. They worked...