Hei vs points.

Well THAT IS NOT true either. Mopar single point dist. are some of the worst OEM design I've seen. GM generally was some of the best. I used to buy the little bushing kits you could buy "back then" for Mopar single point dist.s 3 or 4 at a time. Shaft play, spark scatter, change in dwell with vacuum advance, those are NOT an HP design.

Generally the tang drive is not a really good plan. There's been all sorts of bushing/ spring loaded/ thrust add-on nonsense over the years to try and reduce spark scatter on Mopar dist's both SB and B/RB


That’s from the timing chain. I have never found the GM style of advance to be worth much. And the gear on the distributor wears out the bushings in the distributor very quickly.

There’s lots of things to not like about any OE part. GM was far from decent on most things, they just have the aftermarket cornered. That’s where the R&D comes from, not out of GM.