Author Topic: hei or external ignition  (Read 2009 times)

Offline hotrod87

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hei or external ignition
« on: May 31, 2009, 12:22:47 PM »
My engine starts to miss fire on high rpms.  I was told I could get a hotter hei distributer to stop this, or would this be a good oppetunity to change to an external ignition?   Is it hard to change from hei to external?

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Re: hei or external ignition
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2009, 01:29:33 PM »
It's not hard to retrofit an MSD or the like. It's definitely the most overlooked upgrade you can do. You probably just need a tune up though.
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Re: hei or external ignition
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2009, 11:21:31 PM »
r u saying that an hei to external ignition is overlooked...i was thinking of changing to external.   Do you recommend any kit or ect

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Re: hei or external ignition
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2009, 04:11:41 PM »
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