Pertronix ( http://www.pertronix.com/ ) is one company that comes to
mind. I live in Karl's neighborhood, and have to agree. A "pointless"
system is so much better. At a $100 a crack, they get pricey if you do
a lot of them, but they really work well. I have installed one on
spray buggy and one in an older car. I think I have the older Ignitor
module.