Thread: HEI Distributor

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IMO for just a driver they work fine.... Unless you're going to go drag racing or start playing on the dyno, the little bit of power gained with a $300 distributor probably isn't going to make a performance difference you would even notice in a daily driver... Save your $$$ for other parts. Heck, pick up a stock chebbie unit at the U-Pull-It for $30, it'll do fine with a new cap and rotor and a bit of scrubbing on the exterior of the distributor it'll look fine, too.

Thanks Dave. Yes this car is not a strip or drag car, it's a wagon I will use for street and am going to try to make it reliable enough to use for my mobile detailing business and trips to the beach while getting the best gas milage possible.
The gearing and TH350 tranny is not going to help much until I can afford a 700R4 overdrive but then again I will be taking the back roads as much as possible so will stick to 55 MPH tops, mostly 45. Any other ideas what to change or look into for better fuel milage and reliability? Other than fuel injection or EFI, that is something I cannot afford for another few years.

forget the U - pull. Odds are you'll tie into one which has so much crud built up on it that it won't pull out ( done that been there ) else the bushings are shot.

Smart money is on a Summit unit. Easy pays for itself.