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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Ballston Lake, NY
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HEI Fit In A 4X4
The 350 in a 4X4 is even closer to the firewall than a 2 wheel drive. Does anyone know for sure if an HEI will fit in a 4X4? Thanks, Joe Bob.
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Member since 2000
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Mountain View Ca / Mexico
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Yes, my 350 is sitting in the 6cyc positions and the HEI fits just right. You got to have the cap and rotor off but it fits.
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Location: Tucson, AZ USA
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I gotta 350 w/HEI set up in my '71 GMC Jimmy -- like a K/5 but GMC's paperwork calls it a "K/1500." Third engine --at least as I know-- but it came from the factory w/ a 350. So I hope it's the stock set up. It's a tight fit, but I didn't even have to ding on the central firewall. Distributor install is a 3-step process, however, first the candlestick proper, then rotor, then cap, then wires. You gotta layer it in gradually. With the old points set up, you could leave the plugwires all thatched together and just snap the cap on in 2 places. The HEI uses 4 screws that you need a 90 degree screwdriver to set. Tough reach until you get the right tool set up.
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Location: The Other Maine!
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HEI fit
Summit has better than stock HEI units that are smaller in dia. and easier to work with in the tight areas if you have the money to buy a new dist.
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Eastern Pa.
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My 72 K10, 350, Auto and 72 K25 350, 4M both have been converted to HEI, stock motor mounts, etc, no problem!
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![]() BOTH OF MY 71 & 72 BLAZERS HAVE STOCK G.M. HEIs IN THEM, & ROOM IS NOT AN ISSUE. (QUOTE) Summit has better than stock HEI units that are smaller in dia. and easier to work with in the tight areas if you have the money to buy a new dist. (QUOTE) THE NICE THING ABOUT GM HEIs IS THAT YOU CAN GET ONE IN ANY TOWN IN THE USA IF YOURS QUITS. ![]() ![]()
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Yep got one in my k-5 blazer..
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Ballston Lake, NY
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Thanks guys!
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