I will soon be replacing the 307 in my 1986 Buick Regal with a 330. Would like to convert it to HEI. Thought about leaving the points on it. But I won' have a resistance wire in the Buick. What are the easiest and best options for this ?

 

You can use a ballast resistor in place of the resistance wire.
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An Hei is also an easy drop in.

 

Or, you can just replace the points distributor with any Oldsmobile HEI distributor. I ASSUME you are no longer using the CCC system, correct? If so, be sure to get an HEI distributor with a vacuum advance can. The ones without vac advance only work with CCC.

 

Yes. I am getting rid of the CCC. I am running an Edelbrock 1406. Any Brand suggestions ?

 

Well, GM comes to mind. Get a used factory HEI, install a new module, cap, and rotor, and stab it in.

 

Ok Thanks

 

Just ordered a HEI Distributor from Summit. I will let you know how it works out. Thanks for the help.

 

As Joe said, an old GM dizzy is the hot ticket. Summit distributors are entirely Chinese these days. I recommend disassembling and soldering each connection. It is not uncommon for these cheapos to have poor crimps resulting in sporadic no-start. These also have issues with mechanical advance stops and sometimes the coil only fits chinese caps.