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Old Oct 29, 2016 | 07:56 PM
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HEI Ignition installed

I installed an HEI Ignition system this afternoon. Man what a difference it made!!! Truck starts up immediately and runs like a champ. Has anyone else on here converted to HEI?
 
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Old Oct 29, 2016 | 08:36 PM
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Some have... but most of us are still using the Duraspark. Some day I'll switch cuz even the Motorcraft ICMs are getting iffy on quality.

Btw, from whom did you order the system? Jeg's? What PN is that?
 
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I'd probably use an MSD box if I couldn't find a good Duraspark box, but you can also use just the HEI module in place of the box, and still keep your Ford distributor. That one can really make for a clean/hidden install.
 
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Old Oct 30, 2016 | 07:15 AM
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I did the swap on all three of my dents, no regrets.
 
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Some have... but most of us are still using the Duraspark. Some day I'll switch cuz even the Motorcraft ICMs are getting iffy on quality.

Btw, from whom did you order the system? Jeg's? What PN is that?
Ordered this system on Amazon. Came from Assalt racing products. For $69 plus a good set of 8.0 plug wires... can't beat it.
 
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