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Old 03-11-2012, 08:33 PM   #1
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Any Small electronic Distributor for 6cyl

I am now thinking of buying an electronic distributor. I have a rebuilt points distributor but it has too much advance. Rather than mess with this I'd like to just buy a new electronic Distributor for my Inline 6 250. Does anyone offer something that is closer to stock looking than that huge HEI? They just look to gaudy for me. Id rather get a whole new unit rather than try and set this one up with aftermarket kit....
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Old 03-12-2012, 06:59 AM   #2
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Re: Any Small electronic Distributor for 6cyl

Some years ago I bought an Accel Blueprint Points L6 Distributor [rebuilt AC/Delco]. I left it on the shelf and forgot I had it. I was happy, I thought, with points, since I could replace tune-up parts nearly blindfolded.
I rebuilt my 292 and got it on the road in Jan 2005. I decided it was time to go electronic. I got a Pertronix Ignitor II set up. It bolts right into the stock AC/Delco distributor and uses the same cap and rotor. A reluctor and magnetic pick-up drop in where the points breaker plate was. From the outside it looks like a stock points distributor.
But the performance is awesome.
The Accel unit came with an adjustable Crane Cam-type vacuum advance canister.
However I think the Accel Blueprint Points Distributer for Chevy L6 is obsolete or no longer available. I couldn't find it in a 2005 catalog.
You might try Tom Langdon's:
www.stoveboltengineco.com
He specializes in the L6 engines.
Pertronix is available at Jegs and Summit.
Good luck.
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Old 03-12-2012, 09:51 AM   #3
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Re: Any Small electronic Distributor for 6cyl

The Pertronix ignitor is a good choice, or a Unilite conversion. I believe you can still buy a Unilite complete distributor, but they are expensive. Personally, I'd just put an HEI in it and deal with the fact it would look like a '79 factory install and not a '69.
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