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04-01-2004, 06:17 PM
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What was the first year for HEI?
I have a 1974 Monte Carlo that has a points distributor. I was under the impression that GM cars by 1974 had the HEI distributor? Everything looks stock.
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04-01-2004, 06:21 PM
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In general it was 75. There were some specific GM vehicles that had it prior to that, the Monte probably wan't one of them. I think it was Caddys and some Olds.
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04-01-2004, 06:23 PM
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AKA Phillip Johnson, AKA BANNED
Join Date: Feb 2004
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I have a 76 chevy 4x4 1/2 ton with one
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04-01-2004, 06:46 PM
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Location: Floodwood Minnesota
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73'
I know 73 was still points. Thankgod for H.E.I.'s
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04-01-2004, 10:10 PM
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Location: Fletcher,N.C U.S.A
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When I ordered my Hei dist. from Napa it was for a 73'
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04-01-2004, 11:44 PM
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Cause the Chicks DIG IT!!
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Yep it was 75. this was in a post awhile back i remember reading and they said some cadi's had em in 74
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04-02-2004, 01:02 AM
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i was told that on trucks it was 76
I went to go buy plug wires for my truck that has a 75 model engine and the guy gave me wires for the points and i had to tell him that i had an HEI, thats jus what i have gathered
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04-02-2004, 02:55 AM
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Location: Littleton, CO
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The engine that came in my Blazer was from a 75 or 76 PU, how can I tell if it is HEI or not?
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04-02-2004, 04:43 AM
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The 74 El Camino had a points distributor
and the 75 had an HEI. The only reason I know that is the engine in my 69 C-10 P/U came from a 75 El Camino. Jim Mt Juliet 
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04-02-2004, 08:25 AM
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My 1974 Z28 Camaro has factory HEI. It was a mid year change I believe.
From 1975 all models went to HEI. Cya, Edmond 
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04-02-2004, 09:46 AM
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I had a 72 pontiac grandville with a 455 that had HEI it was one of first ones it was used for about 2 years. It was the size as a points cap and all the wires were hook together as one piece on the top of the cap. I still have it I will take a pics later.
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04-02-2004, 09:53 AM
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Senior Member
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here it is
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04-03-2004, 01:30 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Ferndale, Michigan, USA
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74 Suburban my Dad had from new came with HEI.
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