HEI Distributor
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HEI Distributor
I have a 1984 f150 with a 300 and I am putting a 1990 302 HO. I know I need the wiring harness to make the distributor vacuum advance work. Do I need a HEI distributor. Does a HEI distributor still need a coil or is it on top of the distributor.
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Why don't you just a get a Dura-spark distributor? It's an excellent distributor and your truck has the wiring harness in place.
The key is, whatever brand you buy, to set up the advance curve properly for your engine/truck.
Scotty at Re-incarnation sells them with a custom advance curve (setup for your application) for $155 shipped. Rein"Car"nation High Performance / products or see
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But to answer your question; the HEI distributor has the coil built into the cap. Are you going to run a carb - or go fuel injection?
The key is, whatever brand you buy, to set up the advance curve properly for your engine/truck.
Scotty at Re-incarnation sells them with a custom advance curve (setup for your application) for $155 shipped. Rein"Car"nation High Performance / products or see
Duraspark_distributor_product_information1
But to answer your question; the HEI distributor has the coil built into the cap. Are you going to run a carb - or go fuel injection?
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HEI Distributor
Why don't you just a get a Dura-spark distributor? It's an excellent distributor and your truck has the wiring harness in place.
The key is, whatever brand you buy, to set up the advance curve properly for your engine/truck.
Scotty at Re-incarnation sells them with a custom advance curve (setup for your application) for $155 shipped. Rein"Car"nation High Performance / products or see
Duraspark_distributor_product_information1
But to answer your question; the HEI distributor has the coil built into the cap. Are you going to run a carb - or go fuel injection?
The key is, whatever brand you buy, to set up the advance curve properly for your engine/truck.
Scotty at Re-incarnation sells them with a custom advance curve (setup for your application) for $155 shipped. Rein"Car"nation High Performance / products or see
Duraspark_distributor_product_information1
But to answer your question; the HEI distributor has the coil built into the cap. Are you going to run a carb - or go fuel injection?
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A vacuum advance is a "mechanical device" that is built into the distributor. It has nothing to do with wiring. It uses a vacuum hose from the carb or manifold to work.
Do you have the "Ignition module box" that is mounted on the fender now - or the module that is mounted on the distributor? See here 1984 FORD F-150 4.9L 300cid L6 Ignition Control Module (ICM) | RockAuto that will tell us what you have for a wiring harness.
If you have the fender mounted module, you can use the wiring harness on the truck to plug the new DuraSpark distributor into, then you would use the ignition coil you already have.
Do you have the "Ignition module box" that is mounted on the fender now - or the module that is mounted on the distributor? See here 1984 FORD F-150 4.9L 300cid L6 Ignition Control Module (ICM) | RockAuto that will tell us what you have for a wiring harness.
If you have the fender mounted module, you can use the wiring harness on the truck to plug the new DuraSpark distributor into, then you would use the ignition coil you already have.
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What gauge wire would I need.
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12 gauge. The HEI takes a lot of power to run it. It's not a bad ignition system.
I have heard of some problems now and again with the very cheap units on ebay. But that's about it.
I have heard of some problems now and again with the very cheap units on ebay. But that's about it.
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I am not a big fan of the HEI dist. but in your case needing a dist. wiring & box the HEI is the best way to go.
The wiring needed for the HEI is really easy to make and using the relay.
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The wiring needed for the HEI is really easy to make and using the relay.
My .02
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