Hotter spark, better fuel efficiency,
lighter weight, fewer moving parts.

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Dear Stu (and the Group),

All true and has been since the late 1960's. But mention that fact to a
roomful of Conventional Wisdomites and watch what happens. (Come to think of
it, it happened right here, too :-)

As a point of interest, those sturdy little Scintilla-Vertex magnetos we usta
get from VW's Industrial Engine Division for $90 now cost $800. And a single
Slick, plus wires, plug adapters, mounting & coupler goes for a cool thousand.
By comparison a CDI system that gives a better spark and has a better MTBO
comes in at around $150 while the Good Stuff... a dual-coil waste-spark
'distributorless' system runs about $250.

All VW stuff of course, meaning it's below the Conventional Wisdomite radar but
it's surprising how many Lyc's and Continentals are using such systems.

-R.S.Hoover