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Old Jul 2, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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distributor swap

Hello everyone I am new to this site and so far find it very informative. I have a question , I have an 88 corvette with the large coil in cap dist is it possible to swap to the small divorced coil dist are there any wire conversion kits available or how would I wire into my existing harness
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Old Jul 2, 2010 | 10:55 PM
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Re: distributor swap

Originally Posted by 88l98v
Hello everyone I am new to this site and so far find it very informative. I have a question , I have an 88 corvette with the large coil in cap dist is it possible to swap to the small divorced coil dist are there any wire conversion kits available or how would I wire into my existing harness
If you didn't know, you can buy a cap to run and external coil on a lage cap HEI, what I use on my 350.

The epoxy filled coils are prone to fail as it holds heat, the can type oil filled ones are just better as the oil cools them, plus your Ign modual isn't subjected to all that coil heat anymore.
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Old Jul 2, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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Re: distributor swap

thanx gumby I have looked into that but would like to swap if its possible would free up a little room in a cramped spot
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Old Jul 2, 2010 | 11:08 PM
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Re: distributor swap

Ok then the wiring wouldn't change much, you just have to mount the ign modual outside the cap somewhere. Though if you step up to a MSD box you don't even need it anymore.

Id be a fool not to include this line, the king of small cap dizzy's

http://www.davessmallbodyheis.com/

got lucky cause I know him and he did my large cap, though he hates em.

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