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joe_padavano · 07-17-2008, 08:04 AM

There will be a finned aluminum electronics box mounted under the hood with a sticker that says UHV ignition or something like that. Also, if you remove the distributor cap, instead of points you will find a star wheel and mag pickup that looks amazingly like the ones on an HEI. The difference is that this will be in a conventional small-cap Delco distributor. Also, the coil is unique to the UHV system and is painted red, not black. The cap was also red originally but may have been replaced over the years. This system was only used on 67-68 Oldsmobiles and similar year Corvettes.

07-17-2008, 08:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
joe_padavano Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,345	There will be a finned aluminum electronics box mounted under the hood with a sticker that says UHV ignition or something like that. Also, if you remove the distributor cap, instead of points you will find a star wheel and mag pickup that looks amazingly like the ones on an HEI. The difference is that this will be in a conventional small-cap Delco distributor. Also, the coil is unique to the UHV system and is painted red, not black. The cap was also red originally but may have been replaced over the years. This system was only used on 67-68 Oldsmobiles and similar year Corvettes. __________________ Joe Padavano 64 Jetstar 88 Conv 66 442 L-69 Conv 68 W-30 69 H/O 69 442 70 W-30 72 442 84 Custom Cruiser 86 Caprice wagon (w/307 Olds)