Bob, I was talking to a friend of mine about the pertronix set up for my car. He tried it in his car and said it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. I look at it this way, it looks original because it is hidden in the stock distributor, you don't have to worry about blowing a condenser, and you don't have to pull the distributor to install it. Seems like it's the way to go. I'm going to order one for myself here real soon.