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06-02-2010, 10:27 AM | #1 |
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Best HEI Distributor to swap?
I'm thinking of upgrading my ignition and tossing the points type dist...
Been lookin around and would like you guys opinions as the easiest, best and decent price for a hei dist? I've never done it before but i'm sick of messing with my points, dwell etc... just wanna set it and forget it .... would like a dist with the coil on cap.........but not sure what brand or where to purchase it.. thx kevin |
06-02-2010, 10:30 AM | #2 |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
I recently went with a MSD Street Fire dizzy ($125) and MSD Street Fire plug wires ($35) and saw an immediate positive effect.
The plug wires are almost zero resistance and it smoothed the engine out. --Jeff |
06-02-2010, 10:36 AM | #3 |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
I think your going to see that the best bang for the buck is the Skip White HEI's there about $50 ......
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06-02-2010, 10:38 AM | #4 |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
But... sometimes you get what ya pay for...
...just sayin'... gary
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06-02-2010, 10:47 AM | #6 |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
I've been running an HEI I got from fleabay for about 4 years with zero problems. Same one Skip White sells. Here's an interesting link:http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/hei-...on-178744.html
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06-02-2010, 10:48 AM | #7 | |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
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Here's my experience buying an HEI: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=334664 I wound up paying too much to buy a dizzy local because I needed it in something less than a week, by the time I finally got fed up with trying to make the cheap carp work.
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06-02-2010, 11:49 AM | #8 | |
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Also, one thing to remember and I checked before buying mine. If you do need a part for one, all of the tune up parts for a stock Delco will hook right up. No having to have something shipped red label from Summit or Jegs because the replacement part only fits one model of distributor. I've got three or four old Delco Hei's hanging in the garage and it will cost more for the pieces to put one of those in shape then the new one did. Yes you can spend a lot more to be able to say you have one of the designer label ones if that is what spins your wheels but from what I and others have seen these units are fully reliable. |
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06-02-2010, 12:17 PM | #9 |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
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works for me
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06-02-2010, 05:55 PM | #10 |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
x4 on the skip white dizzy.
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06-02-2010, 06:00 PM | #11 | ||
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
Then I guess it's just me...
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06-02-2010, 06:00 PM | #12 |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
I found mine underneath the seat of an old stepside thats been sitting atleast 5 years. I changed the coil to an Accel supercoil and have abused it ever since!
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06-02-2010, 07:07 PM | #13 |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
Thx guys..I just got off phone with skipwhitperformance.com and my new dist will be here in a few days...I went ahead and got the wires too..(figure i'll need the heavier wires anyways)..
Next question...Where would i look to see how to hook up new dist.? I"m kinda new but more than willing to learn.. thx kevin |
06-02-2010, 09:15 PM | #14 |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
just put a MSD street fire dist in my Jimmy and it made a ton of difference. it runs alot smoother and has a lot better trottle response over the old points set up i had
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06-03-2010, 06:35 AM | #15 |
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MSD Streetfire is the ONLY one I buy to put in the CRATE Engines I sell!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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06-03-2010, 08:32 AM | #16 | |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=17403 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=13698
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06-03-2010, 08:59 AM | #17 |
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06-03-2010, 12:57 PM | #18 |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
Make sure if you get one with vaccum advance that it is adjustable, all curves are not the same.......
makes life easier... Smitty
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06-03-2010, 03:19 PM | #19 |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
^Wise words.
All distributors are not created equal. Most H.E.I. systems are about worthless after 4,500rpm. A good one is some of the cheapest horsepower out there. One that gives you your optimum total timing. Here's an excellent article by Steve Davis of Performance Distributors. I've had a Performance Distributors D.U.I. for 13 years. If I ever wear it out, I'll be buying another.
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I have purchased 3 of them over the years for different vehicles still have 2. Excellent distributor and custom calibrated for your application. http://www.performancedistributors.com/ Last edited by HOGDADDY; 06-03-2010 at 03:30 PM. |
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06-27-2010, 12:05 AM | #21 |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
Not just you anymore. I had a Procomp HEI on mine for about a year and it crapped on me this morning. I think it was the module but not sure. When I opened it up all the connectors to the module looked really sloppy and cheap. I just bought a new Accel HEI for $128 and I am back up and running. This was the first time ol' reliable left me on foot, lucky I was close to home.
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06-27-2010, 08:18 AM | #22 |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
I'VE BEEN USING JUNKYARD HEIs SINCE THEY FIRST STARTED SHOWING UP THERE OVER 25 YEARS AGO. I BOUGHT A SLIGHTLY USED ACCELL BILLIT ONE OFF OF A MEMBER HERE ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO, & FINALLY BOUGHT ABOUT FOUR OF THE $50 EBAY HEIs ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO. I HAD THE COIL GO OUT ON ONE OF THOSE ON MY 1980 BIG BLOCK TRUCK LAST YEAR , MADE ME WALK ABOUT 5 MILES HOME, BUT IT WAS A NICE DAY, & I'VE HAD ZERO PROBLEMS SINCE. (EXCEPT THE VERY OCCASIONAL MODUEL) U HAVE NO COPLAITS WITH ANY OF EM JOHN
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06-27-2010, 08:50 AM | #23 |
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Re: Best HEI Distributor to swap?
skip white dizzy and wires and twenty minutes later. it is great, my total advance was set to high from factory so i found a mechanic with a fancy timing light and backed it down and it runs better than ever. old money
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