There is only one way to find out for sure. Many Street Stock racing classes limit the ignition to stock-style replacement parts. For most Chevrolet and Ford engines, this means an HEI distributor is ...

Each distributor features Pertronix's exclusive Flame Thrower module and coil, which is said to operate without misfire through at least 7,500 rpm, as well as the company's centrifugal advance ...

The distributor houses a movable breaker plate that can advance the ignition via a set of centrifugal weights or with a vacuum canister diaphragm system.

The HEI distributor is still an inductive-discharge ignition, but exchanges points for an electronic device called a module.