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Switch to HEI?

Old Jun 7, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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Car: 1990 Firebird Trans Am
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Switch to HEI?

I have a stock 1990 Firebird Trans-Am, and I'm wondering how hard it would be to switch my ignition over to HEI. The reason i want to do this is becauseI GM HEI Cap, Rotor and Coil that i bought a long time ago. My current ignition has a remote coil.

I'm just wondering if its a matter of replacing the cap and remote coil, or replacing the entire distributor setup.
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 12:08 PM
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Car: 1978 C10
Engine: 355 TPI
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You will have to change the entire distributor. The one with the coil in the cap is a larger base.
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by rpgamer12
I have a stock 1990 Firebird Trans-Am, and I'm wondering how hard it would be to switch my ignition over to HEI.
You already have HEI.
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 10:50 PM
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Are you sure its already HEI. What threw me off is the remote coil, the cap i have has the coil sitting ontop of it so it made me question wether i had HEI or not.
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 11:15 PM
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If it's a distributor made after about 1975, it's HEI.
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