Re: [AMC-List] HEI & TFI distributor questions

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Another option is a Pertronix Ignitor. I've been running one of those for 
about 6 years in my 68 American (rest of the ignition is stock) and it 
works great.

Matt

At 01:43 PM 7/20/2006 -0400, Sandwich Maker wrote:
>" From: "garett anderson" <motorcycle5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>"
>" Help: Does anyone know about the HEI or TFI distributor upgrades on an old
>" 232 motor. Mine is a 1966 ambassador wagon with a 232 and I would like to
>" upgrade my distributor but eveyone that has them for sale on ebay says they
>" fit years 70-80 something-a-rather and usually they call them Jeep
>" distributors. Any input would be appreciated.  garett anderson
>" motorcycle5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>" =========================================
>
>i have a hei on my '68 199.  silly me, i picked it because it needs
>12v direct and all my previous amcs - older - had no ballast
>resistance.  turns out '68 is the first year they put ballasts on
>their six ign!  so i had to bypass it - but that's another story.
>
>you want the dist out of a gm car or light truck with the chevy
>straight six, 250 or 292.  i've been told the first year or two ['75]
>of hei should be avoided, and you need one that's pre electronic
>advance ['80?], but it drops right in -if- you swap your old delco
>points dist gear onto it.  amc and chevy cams turn opposite ways, so
>the drive gears have opposite helices.
>
>use chevy plug wires and regap your plugs to ~0.050".
>
>i'm also told that oddly most chevy inline heis do not have the
>familiar coil in cap, but mine does.  it may be just a parts swap.
>
>you may also want to recurve it to best match your engine.  kits for
>this are cheap and plentiful at all the usual speed vendors.
>
>the tfi isn't a bad setup either but it does need ballast resistance,
>and its primary attraction is to '78-'90 232/258 that already have the
>base ford dist, thus 'tfi tuneup'.
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