Installing points conversion, and HEI System function, tests, and modification.

Will a Buick,or aftermarket, HEI fit under the stock Ram Air cleaner?
Thanks

 

Thanks again Larry , once I set the timing & re-fitted the distributor she fired up and ran beautifully ! a few things to tidy up and the job is done . Thanks again regards Darryn

 

Hi Larry , took the GS for a road test last night and feels smooth but I think it could be better, might put my timing light back on it , what's the recommend degrees for the 350 4bbl auto transmission, I think its 4-6 BTC or would it run better at a different mark now that I've installed the HEI.

 

Thanks Larry, Really happy with my turn out followed instructions made the mark around the harmonic balancer & got the revs right so the mark wouldn't climb up and lock it in ! Man what a difference I've never had performance like that on this car, the only trouble I had was the HEI
hitting the manifold so had to move no1
around the cap about 3 time till I got right & the vacuum hose is facing the fan with about an inch clearance not ideal but didn't want to file anything . Cheers Darryn

 

Hi Larry,
I've been reading some threads on V8buick regarding improving the street performance of my 1971 GS 350 4bbl
looking at stages bit by bit & I think I might start with rear differential & up grading to a possi drive , not sure what I have but it's not a possi drive ! know idea where to find one ? can I just replace the diff head to get the gearing I need , or what's the best way to go about it , or would you have a completely different idea regarding performance etc .
Appreciate your time, thanks regards Darryn

 

Thanks for that I really appreciate your help , Would you advise me to change my gear ratio as well ? as I'm trying to achieve a faster take off speed or just stick to the possi carry to gain traction control with my factory gearing.
Once I send some images to you I'm guessing you would know exactly what my gear ratio is. Thanks

 

Need some help locating the right cable to replace. I got the cable from year one to feed the coil always with 12V.
Are the highlighted ones the right ones? What color is the stock cable at the connector @ the fuse block?

 

From memory I think the color is like a cream color but it's easy to tell as it's a resistance wire with rough coating material around the wire cable. Once I ran my new wire i just left the old one there just incase you want to go back to old school points . Then I neatly concealed and re -wraped the wiring lume .

 

Thanks, I guess I found the wire. I confirmed by measuring the resistance with about 2 Ohms in between the connector @ the firewall and the connector which goes onto the positive of the coil.:

What confuses me is, that it looks like there is a pink wire crimped in the same terminal. Will hopefully find out tomorrow when I have some more time.

 

I just located the braided resistance wire like in your picture & removed the connection pin on the end of it & re-connected it to a new piece of 12v wire can't remember the ohms type , then pushed it back through the big black connection box like in your picture & screwed it back on ,than ran the new wire to my new electronic distributor . After mucking around a bit at setting the distributor where I wanted it & seating TDC I was good to go

 

Larry, I have a 66 Skylark and I put a Petronix kit with there coil and it says to remove the resistor wire (brown with white stripe) and I think it starts at the ignition switch (acc. terminal) but I don't see a brown with a white stripe coming out of the engine side of the firewall. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Les

 

Larry, I have a 66Skylark with a Pertonix Ignitor and a Pertronix 40,000 volt coil. I am trying to remove the resistor wire. I found one end at the ignition switch but can't find the other end. It does not come through the bulkhead at the firewall. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you for your time, Les