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Mar 31, 2017 | 05:23 PM

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PapaBearYuma

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From: Great American SouthWest

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Originally Posted by Kyle Wood

It seems to me that there will be plenty of room for it off my memory. But who knows. So if i supply 12v to the HEI it wont power it enough is what your saying?

I think what 84 was getting at was that the line to your coil runs through a ballast resistor and is only 7-9 volts when running. New style coils (and presumably your HEI) will want the full 12v.

Apr 1, 2017 | 08:18 AM

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84espy

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Originally Posted by PapaBearYuma

I think what 84 was getting at was that the line to your coil runs through a ballast resistor and is only 7-9 volts when running. New style coils (and presumably your HEI) will want the full 12v.

Correct. Also, concerning clearance, I was thinking of my 460 and not the 400. Those were the clearance issues I had.