Here's the reason for the disclaimer:
If you use the carbon core style plug wires with a side entry cap, you will puncture the carbon core with the cap's retaining screw. If you so much as scuff the carbon core, it will begin breaking down from arcing and burn up in short time. By pushing a screw into the wire, you're shortening the life of any carbon core plug wire dramatically.
Now here's the twist: Solid core plug wires as normally used in a side entry distirbutor cap throw off large amounts of RFI noise. We all know th enoise - it gives you the great whine on the AM radio dial. It also affects electric tachometeers and more inportantly, it can shield a Pertronix unit from reading its own magnetic signal. Yes, it WILL cause misfires when you use a side entry cap and solid wires with a Pertronix, and occasionally a Crane or Lumenition ignition kit (but far less so since they're optically triggered). I'v eseen TR4s that won't run above idle speed because of solid core wires used in conjunction with a Pertronix.
My recommendation for any car that's a driver: Use the later top entry cap (Lucas DDB-106) with carbon core plug wires no matter if you use points or electronic ignition. Keep the NOS parts for the car shows. Perfomance and reliability will be its best.
Yes, I sell great brass terminal caps and I make the red rotors that just never fail, but this is just as important. Update your plug wires and cap if you have the old side entry style. Just make the change the next time you need a tune-up.