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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 05:02 PM
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Hei distributor

In need of an hei distributor for a 350. Thanks
Old Oct 15, 2012 | 05:26 PM
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If I am not mistaken one from
a 455 will work as well as one
from a 403.
Old Oct 15, 2012 | 05:33 PM
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yah, any of the Olds V8's...
It is presumed you want the pre-computerized version which has vacuum advance, but maybe you should clarify.

'ere's one dirt cheap

http://www.ebay.com/itm/320994025535...84.m1423.l2649

I have the reamer and tools to install bushings if you get one and find it's sloppy.


Killer deal on a $0.50 O-Ring too:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Felpro-D...7b7ccf&vxp=mtr

good grief- $20? At least they cover the "shipping" aka "postage."

Here's an optimistically priced [$1300 core] for a UHV distributor, which is NOT a 442 number despite the ad text...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110963917188...84.m1423.l2649

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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by tru-blue 442
If I am not mistaken one from
a 455 will work as well as one
from a 403.
They are all the same, just need one of them.
Old Oct 15, 2012 | 06:16 PM
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I bought a new cheap hei off eBay to get me by been working for a year now with no problems it was 50 bucks shipped included coil and had vac advance
Old Oct 15, 2012 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by oldstata
I bought a new cheap hei off eBay to get me by been working for a year now with no problems it was 50 bucks shipped included coil and had vac advance
You can get one even cheaper at the local junkyard.

Since that's where the average eBay unit probably came from, you can save by cutting out the middleman.

- Eric
Old Oct 15, 2012 | 06:46 PM
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Eric the pro comp units on ebay are all new for 50 bucks i bought one and it's been in my pop's car for 2 years now no issues all i did was change the weights and springs to fine tune the timing. It could have been left alone but i guess i was being a perfectionist lol.
Old Oct 15, 2012 | 06:52 PM
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Just a FYI. If you go to th J yard,
don't forget to pick up the breather
with the indention and off set for the HEI.
Old Oct 15, 2012 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by coppercutlass
Eric the pro comp units on ebay are all new for 50 bucks
Oh yeah, right. That's been mentioned here before.

I missed the word "new" in his post.

Still, you can get one that is just as usable (and was Made in USA) for a lot less, AND the matching clearanced air cleaner as well .

- Eric
Old Oct 15, 2012 | 07:03 PM
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Yeah but 50 bucks !!!! lol.
Old Oct 15, 2012 | 07:11 PM
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Yeah, but I am a cheap SOB - just ask my wife!
Old Oct 15, 2012 | 07:12 PM
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So am i lol.
Old Oct 15, 2012 | 08:08 PM
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Me too !!! didn't think 50 was bad for a new unit with cap rotor and coil. It was just plug and play and I didn't even have to leave my house to get it. Yes I could of went and grabbed a used one in hopes that the module and coil were good but I would of had to change the cap and rotor witch is around 20 bucks on top of the 30 to 40 a used one would of cost I think I landed ahead. And to be honest after I bought it thought I should have saved and bought a better brand/ high performance so it sat for a few months and a friend said just put it in I was sure that I was going to have to put a module in it over the summer but it is still in the glove box in a box
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