LOL I will leave that alone.True, last time I hit 8000 rpms, I blew the engine.
LOL I will leave that alone.True, last time I hit 8000 rpms, I blew the engine.
Anything made in china is junk...Agree, just make sure you use a known good ECU. The orange boxes made in China today are junk. 65'
I recently read a article where a guy eliminated both the ballast resistor and factory ecu. He triggered the system with a G.M. 4 tab module. Can this be done and what benefits would it provide? He said that he unplugged the ballast resistor and connected those wires together. Has anyone else done this modification?Personally I like to eliminate the ballast all together. I've had them fail, as well as the orange and chrome boxes.
Thanks for the info. What brand / type of spark plug would be good with a. 060" gap?. I haven't had much luck with champion plugs. Would a 8.5mm plug wire be able to handle the voltageDan,
A number of benefits, but to get the most out of the system, you should use a more efficient E core coil such as a MSD 8207 or Summit 850500. These are stand alone coils. If you get a HEI dist, it of course has the coil-in-cap.
Because of the higher energy output, you can run 0.060" plug gaps. Another thing HEI has is adaptive dwell. It reduces dwell [ coil on time ] at lower rpms because it is not needed. This reduces coil heating which wastes energy. At higher rpms, dwell is extended to reduce misfire.
If you elect to use the HEI dist, you also clean up the engine bay because everything reqd for ign is in the dist. Also available from MSD & Summit are upgraded HEI modules that have adjustable rev limiters, if that is needed.
Thanks for the info. What brand / type of spark plug would be good with a. 060" gap?. I haven't had much luck with champion plugs. Would a 8.5mm plug wire be able to handle the voltage
My old MSD. Wouldn’t let you run that little mechanical advance without an aftermarket bushing.
There's threads here about that.I recently read a article where a guy eliminated both the ballast resistor and factory ecu. He triggered the system with a G.M. 4 tab module. Can this be done and what benefits would it provide? He said that he unplugged the ballast resistor and connected those wires together. Has anyone else done this modification?
Mostly street, but she'll see some strip time.Good stuff and they still surface on forum for sale , a Nos one was offered on site last wèek it sold before I could get to it.
Is this dual purpose motor or street only ??
Any suggestions for a good, correct ballast resistor? Also I would value your opinion on The MSD e-curve distributor. I bought one about 10 years ago for my long term build. Thanks for your time.No issues with them good for high RPM's hardest thing is finding the right ballast resistor for them.
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The issue is the New knock off boxes have a high failure rate.
There's threads here about that.