regular ignition to hei conversion

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Mar 21, 2006 | 10:49 PM

CamaroSS_Black

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Car: 1986 Z28

Engine: L98 Block Vortec Heads Comp Xtreme

Transmission: Built 700R4

Axle/Gears: 10 bolt with Auburn 3.73 posi unit

regular ignition to hei conversion

is there anything that i should know about this or is it cut and dry

Mar 21, 2006 | 11:08 PM

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From: SE AZ

Car: 1990 Corvette, 1985 C-10 1979 Subun

Engine: 350, 406 HSR

Transmission: manual, 200 4r

Define 'regular' ignition? Points? Your 1986 should have HEI already.

Mar 28, 2006 | 02:47 PM

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Car: 1986 Z28

Engine: L98 Block Vortec Heads Comp Xtreme

Transmission: Built 700R4

Axle/Gears: 10 bolt with Auburn 3.73 posi unit

its an 87 and it has points not hei i have a 350 with an hei and i want to drop it in the 87 but i need to know if there is anything special that i need to do

Mar 28, 2006 | 03:31 PM

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From: Readsboro, VT

Car: 85 IROC-Z / 88 GTA

Engine: 403 LSx (Pending) / 355 Tuned Port

Transmission: T56 Magnum (Pending) / T5

Axle/Gears: 3.42 / ?

I guess that would depend on how much of your original car still exists. If the original harness and computer is still there, just plug it all in. If it's not, then you'd probably want one with a vacuum advance, then you've basically just got power to hook to it.