Posted by Jim Ross, Jr.
on May 13, 2009, 5:50 pm, in reply to "Re: HEI Distributor"
209.6.148.66
My advice is to go with the Pertronix retrofit in place of your points. It's the simplest way by far, whereas the distributor & your timing remain intact. I went with an after-market HEI distributor and had a bit of trouble with the over-sized diameter. It almost didn't fit! Like (the other) Jim said, the Olds HEI does fit and work fine, but the Pertronix unit is fairly inexpensive and is a one hour retrofit. Good luck! Jim Ross, Jr.
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: use the Olds 350 HEI distributor, it is
: interchangable. that is what i have in mine.
: just make sure you remove the resistor wire.
: if you want a stock look use an aftermarket
: electronic convertion like from Pertronix or
: Crane, these replace the stock points inside
: the original distributor.
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: I recently bought a 67 cutlass supreme with
: the high compression 330 in it that my
: grandfather bought new on new years day in
: 67. I am wanting to do some upgrades on the
: ignition. I have had good luck on other
: vehicles in the past swapping to HEI but i
: know nothing about oldsmobile. I also dont
: have a ton of cash to spend. What would be
: the best HEI or ignition upgrade for the
: car.
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