DEIVIONCRX
05-03-2011, 01:20 PM
I have 0 parts for my ignition system, so i can go either direction. Is there any performance difference or major concerns picking HEI over a standard OE style Distributor with an External Coil or vice versa. I defiantly want a Rev Limiter no mater which system i end up with.
Both will be new upgraded parts:
HEI probably a Proform new HEI distributor with a Pertronix Igniter III module, or a Pertronix Billet Igniter III distributor and a Flamethrower III coil.
The car is a 1980 Trans Am, so it originally was a HEI car, its going to have a built Chevy Small Block and a TKO-600 5 Speed, revving to 7000rpm. End up setting the limit at 7200 rpm, more than likely.
I know the HEI is a bigger distributor in overall size, but a small block in a BOP engine bay space shouldn't be a big deal. I know the HEI minimizes wiring, but wiring isn't a big deal for me, coming from late model fuel injection. And with the conventional setup i have to mount the coil somewhere else extending the wiring and coil wire, but with that i can mount it away from heat and extend its life. The price difference is negligible $19 difference. So I'm at a impasse.
Both will be new upgraded parts:
HEI probably a Proform new HEI distributor with a Pertronix Igniter III module, or a Pertronix Billet Igniter III distributor and a Flamethrower III coil.
The car is a 1980 Trans Am, so it originally was a HEI car, its going to have a built Chevy Small Block and a TKO-600 5 Speed, revving to 7000rpm. End up setting the limit at 7200 rpm, more than likely.
I know the HEI is a bigger distributor in overall size, but a small block in a BOP engine bay space shouldn't be a big deal. I know the HEI minimizes wiring, but wiring isn't a big deal for me, coming from late model fuel injection. And with the conventional setup i have to mount the coil somewhere else extending the wiring and coil wire, but with that i can mount it away from heat and extend its life. The price difference is negligible $19 difference. So I'm at a impasse.