eliminating the stock distributor

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Originally posted by Civic_Addict

You can't eliminate the distributor. You can change to an aftermarket coil & an aftermarket ignition unit. You have to realize that the distributor works off the engine to control the timing of the sparks.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/ignition-system.htm

how about that msd unit that will make the car a distributorless ignition ? you distributorless ignitions exist, and my dad has one in his subaru, my mom has one in her buick. what are the advantages of DI over one with a distributor ?