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Post by seventyonehemicuda on Aug 4, 2014 11:53:10 GMT -5
I'm a firm believer in the idea that a GM hei distributor makes a small block Mopar perform better than a points distributor will. I have two motors, built identical, with the same carbs on them and I can assure you the one with the GM hei runs smoother and jus overall performs better than the other. I've had great luck with points but I prefer hei. That's impossible. Car craft magazine did a shootout years back points vs hei vs msd ignition. stock points made more horsepower than both hei and msd. you must need to service your points dist. points ignition is the strongest ignition available.... jmo
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Post by mopar17 on Aug 4, 2014 12:12:50 GMT -5
I'm a firm believer in the idea that a GM hei distributor makes a small block Mopar perform better than a points distributor will. I have two motors, built identical, with the same carbs on them and I can assure you the one with the GM hei runs smoother and jus overall performs better than the other. I've had great luck with points but I prefer hei. That's impossible. Car craft magazine did a shootout years back points vs hei vs msd ignition. stock points made more horsepower than both hei and msd. you must need to service your points dist. points ignition is the strongest ignition available.... jmo Hey jackhammer, I never said it made more power on the dyno I simply said it runs smoother and performs better. Being as they are my motors in my cars I'm pretty certain I have a better idea on what's possible and what's not.
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Post by seventyonehemicuda on Aug 4, 2014 12:49:51 GMT -5
Im simply saying that points set properly WILL outperform hei any day of the week, its not a belief or a feeling that I have, its a well known fact. IF you set your points properly. no two engines are the same, no matter how identical they are built, there is reason why car craft, and hot rod use the same engine when testing out different performance parts. having 2 engines and saying that the one with the stock intake outperforms the one with the edelbrock performer isn't a fair comparison. testing both intakes on the same engine and comparing results is the ONLY way to get usable, comparable results. its not fair for people reading through these threads (as they should) and come to conclusions based on what people "feel" just because you have had poor results with points ign. on one motor and good results on a second motor running hei. is not reason to believe that GM hei is a superior product.
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Post by mopar17 on Aug 4, 2014 12:58:27 GMT -5
I don't recall telling anyone to go buy anything because I have had varied results from hot rod magazine. I've ran points for years, never had any issues but I will take it to the bank that in my personal experience I'll take hei, simple and more effective for my application.
Does that suit your fancy professor?
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Post by dm440c on Aug 6, 2014 9:51:42 GMT -5
emotion aside, I would like to note that a good point was made about sharing results of experiments with others who are interested in the same experiment. Whether the sharing of information is done by professional scientists or by garage dudes playing with derby cars, the reader should always be careful how they interpret what they just read.
SO, recognizing that there are impressionable readers who are not experienced in the realm of data interpretation, isolating variables for successful data generation, conventions for presentation of experimental results, etc. I think it is a valid point to make that the reader should be careful how they interpret opinions expressed on this website AND that it is OK to tastefully and tactfully offer criticisms of the accuracy of the data presented. If that process of continuous improvement is done well then both the presenter and the reader benefit from the exchange.
I think most of us here are interested in sharing real ideas and real results of experiments both good and bad which, strange as it may seem, makes us no different than the operating philosophy of sophisticated scientific forums debating medicine or astrophysics. We have an idea, try it out, and tell others how it went. Both presenter and reader ultimately want to know if the results represent a positive change, and both should be interested in how the experiment was conducted to look for flaws in the process that could lead to erroneous conclusions. After all, neither sets out intending to adopt an operating method that is based on bad data, right?
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Post by backwoodsboys707 on Aug 7, 2014 23:36:48 GMT -5
emotion aside, I would like to note that a good point was made about sharing results of experiments with others who are interested in the same experiment. Whether the sharing of information is done by professional scientists or by garage dudes playing with derby cars, the reader should always be careful how they interpret what they just read. SO, recognizing that there are impressionable readers who are not experienced in the realm of data interpretation, isolating variables for successful data generation, conventions for presentation of experimental results, etc. I think it is a valid point to make that the reader should be careful how they interpret opinions expressed on this website AND that it is OK to tastefully and tactfully offer criticisms of the accuracy of the data presented. If that process of continuous improvement is done well then both the presenter and the reader benefit from the exchange. I think most of us here are interested in sharing real ideas and real results of experiments both good and bad which, strange as it may seem, makes us no different than the operating philosophy of sophisticated scientific forums debating medicine or astrophysics. We have an idea, try it out, and tell others how it went. Both presenter and reader ultimately want to know if the results represent a positive change, and both should be interested in how the experiment was conducted to look for flaws in the process that could lead to erroneous conclusions. After all, neither sets out intending to adopt an operating method that is based on bad data, right? Very well said
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Post by jessetg on Aug 10, 2017 13:57:27 GMT -5
I have an HEI distributor on a 72 dodge 360, how should I connected. The voltage regulator.
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Post by martin113 on Aug 10, 2017 14:25:53 GMT -5
I have a DUI hei distributor that I have ran on 318, 360, and now on my magnum. One wire setup hook up and go never a issue been using it for years
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Post by STROMI 121 on Aug 10, 2017 15:01:38 GMT -5
emotion aside, I would like to note that a good point was made about sharing results of experiments with others who are interested in the same experiment. Whether the sharing of information is done by professional scientists or by garage dudes playing with derby cars, the reader should always be careful how they interpret what they just read. SO, recognizing that there are impressionable readers who are not experienced in the realm of data interpretation, isolating variables for successful data generation, conventions for presentation of experimental results, etc. I think it is a valid point to make that the reader should be careful how they interpret opinions expressed on this website AND that it is OK to tastefully and tactfully offer criticisms of the accuracy of the data presented. If that process of continuous improvement is done well then both the presenter and the reader benefit from the exchange. I think most of us here are interested in sharing real ideas and real results of experiments both good and bad which, strange as it may seem, makes us no different than the operating philosophy of sophisticated scientific forums debating medicine or astrophysics. We have an idea, try it out, and tell others how it went. Both presenter and reader ultimately want to know if the results represent a positive change, and both should be interested in how the experiment was conducted to look for flaws in the process that could lead to erroneous conclusions. After all, neither sets out intending to adopt an operating method that is based on bad data, right? I need to add that as the wecrash disclaimer.
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Post by Tman21 on Oct 1, 2017 11:58:15 GMT -5
Do HEI dizzys work on magnums? I've been told they do but when I look up parts numbers it says not for magnum use...
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Post by DABBS#38 on Oct 1, 2017 21:56:00 GMT -5
Do HEI dizzys work on magnums? I've been told they do but when I look up parts numbers it says not for magnum use... yes they work on magnum engines
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Post by RU18 on Jun 18, 2018 20:04:51 GMT -5
What spark plug wires are you guys running for a 318 with gm hei style dizzy. I was guessing gm 454 hei style wires so I'd still have the straight boot for the spark plug
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Post by mcmahon723 on Aug 20, 2018 18:19:53 GMT -5
I have a 1972 fury with a 360 In it and I just purchased a hei distributor for it does anyone have a picture of the plug wire diagram
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Post by mcmahon723 on Aug 20, 2018 18:23:59 GMT -5
^ I had one that I ran multiple times in a 318 and never had an issue. If I were to do it again with another small block I'd probably just run points though, they're so simple and easy to fix if something goes wrong.
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Post by STROMI 121 on Aug 20, 2018 20:44:09 GMT -5
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