Points ignition

[Spanky]

How many of us are still using ignition points instead of electronics? And then the question, why? I know some of us are old school and like the old methods but what are your reasons for choosing your ignition system?

 

[Martin72]

How many of us are still using ignition points instead of electronics? And then the question, why? I know some of us are old school and like the old methods but what are your reasons for choosing your ignition system?

I'm still using ignition points on all my old cars ('27 Roadster, '31 Model A, '60 Harley and '72 Corvette). I still using them mainly due to simplicity. Easy to adjust points, clean points, etc. And....much easier to trouble shoot no spark issues on the side of the road. I'm not against electronic ignition, just haven't wanted to make something simple more complex. I guess if I wanted more of a hot rod, throw on a blower, dual carbs, nitrous, etc., I would consider EFI and electronic ignition with the ability to integrate all the systems, control timing based on boost, etc.

Right now, I'm happy just puttering around with a simple system.