GM style HEI distibutors

[Huskinhano]

I have an oportunity to buy a slightly used GM style HEI Ford distributo for a really good price. It's a Speedway Motors house brand. It looks in pretty good shape other then needing a new vacuum advance. I'm thinking it's a repackaged MSD Streetfire version. Any comments? It would be replacing my stock style with a Petronix.

[oldsman71]

Re: GM style HEI distibutors

they work really good just make sure you have room for it . (intake ect ect) I dont think
it take anymore room than a big ford electronic dist. HEI's work good for me!

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: GM style HEI distibutors

a true one wire system

[Scott Liggett]

Re: GM style HEI distibutors

Make sure to have a quality module in it. And, keep a spare in the car. They dont give you any warning when they quit.

[Huskinhano]

Re: GM style HEI distibutors

just make sure you have room for it .

That's why it's being sold. The guy was adding AC to his Maverick and the AC lines wouldn't fit with the HEI.

[HoosierGTA]

Re: GM style HEI distibutors

If you have them go out alot than something isn't grounded in the distrib correctly.I think when I burnt thru like 8 in one year the coil wasn't.

[Brian Lohnes]

Re: GM style HEI distibutors

Ginormous upgrade over the points in Goliath.

Brian

[nosnerd]

Re: GM style HEI distibutors

most probably a repackaged ProForm piece.. (private label)

i have sold a few over the years....pretty decent piece...

[squirrel]

Re: GM style HEI distibutors

There's gotta be a better way to get spark in a Ford.....

[DanStokes]

Re: GM style HEI distibutors

I have a Performance Distributors unit in the Buzz Bomb - works great. Never had one in a Ford but I suspect it should work fine. PD (maybe others?) has a module with a built in, adjustable rev limiter. Seems like it would be worth the price if it isn't TOO expensive.

Dan

[Huskinhano]

Re: GM style HEI distibutors

Well, I won the auction on ebay for it. $40 plus $15 for shipping. Grand total of $55. Since I won another auction from the same guy for a Edelbrock calibration kit for my carb, I'm wondering if he'll cut me a little break on the shipping charges by combining both. Even if he doesn't still a fair price IMO. After all I did agree to the terms. Here's the dist I won, http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Small-...utor,1692.html I need to get a new vacuum advance and I'm going to get the Speedway house brand of wires for it at $39. The can is something like $21 and it has adjustable diaphragm. I think I'll be pretty set on my ignition.

On my Mustang, the only switched 12V source is the resistor wire for the coil. I have already spliced a wire just before the resistor wire for the electric choke. I'm going to install a couple of relays. 1 for the choke and one for the new distributor since I'm sure with the old, small gauge wire there's going to be a significant voltage drop with just the regular wire and old wiring supplying power to the ignition switch. The new distributor will now get a very good power supply and assure it works as it should.

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: GM style HEI distibutors

I would go with spiral core moroso blue max wires , a delco module and coil

[63 falcon]

Re: GM style HEI distibutors

: I have a Mallory unilite in my small block ford and have never had any trouble at all.They are not costly.

[BBR]

Re: GM style HEI distibutors

I had one in the Ranger and am using the same one in the Mustang. It worked great and I have been very happy with it.