The easiest way is to keep your distriburetor and get a petronix ignition from summit racing and install it in your distriburetor.
yes you can do it, either buy a petronix conversion kit and use your distribuetor or go to the junkyard and get a HEI distribuetor off any V8 and install it.
NO. The pick-up coil in the 6 cylinder distributor only has 6 points on it because the engine only has 6 cylinders. You must have a 8 cylinder distributor for the V-8 engine.
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HEI 0.45 HEI~ High Energy Ignition/NO POINTS Large Dist. Cap No external coil Non-HEI .035
They came equipped with a standard single breaker point with a vacuum advance. Electronic ignition (HEI) didn't become standard for the full GM lineup until 1975.
On the dist., cap, where the wires go in, there is a tab labeled TACH.
If you stand in front of the engine, It will be the second plug from the front on the left side of engine.
HEI stands for The HEICO Corporation on the New York Stock Exchange. They are a successful Aerospace company supplying both the domestic and military sector.
No, you do not need a tachometer to hook up a HEI (High Energy Ignition) distributor. The HEI distributor can be connected directly to the ignition system without requiring a tachometer for its basic operation. However, if you want to monitor engine RPMs, you can install a tachometer separately.
the parts store can help you on this question.
.045 is a good place to start with HEI.
after removing the dist. cap, the rotor will pry right off....if you are having ignition trouble from the coil or igniter, there is a HEI conversion that can be found at http://www.cardomain.com/ride/633391/8 it looks very interesting, and i will be trying it this summer when it gets warm.