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Good Evening Mark, To answer your questions, NO an EI does NOT take the distributor out of the equation, cuz the points and condensor are just replaced with a magnet on the rotor (replaces mechanical job of high cam lobe) and hall effect pick up coil (replaces points) while the cap and rotor still have to do their job and any excess shaft wobble may still be somewhat problematic, though less than with points. However, the EI solid state coil current switch is far superior and faster than the old mechanical points and condensor and yields a higher energy spark across the plugs gap for better fuel detonation. Even if the stock coil is used (and it can be used just fine), the more efficient and faster and no point bounce EI is gonna yield a higher energy spark. HOWEVER, if you invest in a high energy coil and run a wider plug gap which causes a higher voltage spark, then youre gonna get the most bang for your buck out of the new EI as it will then produce a wider, fatter (more surface area) hotter spark to better ignite the fuel. If your points are burnign up prematurely, your condensor may be bad and need replaced, cuz one of its jobs is to absorb the arcign energy when the points open so it dont all get discharged across the points. Another cause of premature pount wear is excess current, which may be due to a missing ballast resistance in the coils primary circuit or maybe even the wrong (too low resistance) coil. Good Luck, hope this helps, John T Nordhoff in Indiana
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