Aftermarket ignition ...do you really need one?

One of these ignitions that takes the current duties off the distributor points is a nice feature. Points will last forever and no worries of condenser failure and may eliminate ballast resistor too. So run any dizzy you want, I like that.

Of course the entire ignition box is your new failure point, and who carries a spare one of those around? Duraspark, cough cough.
I think every duraspark was installed on the side of the road with yellow barrel crimps.

Do you need it? No. But it sure looked good under the hood in 1990-something. Mine is behind the dash buzzing away like mad at idle. That part I could do without, but too late