1yesfan

Going to go to a electronic ign set up. What is a good brand distributor to use? I want to use one with a black cap so it looks somewhat orig.

1yesfan

anyone suggest a quality HEI distributor I could put in my 74 350 rocket?

captjim

I have had good luck with the Pertronix Flamethrower HEI, stay away from the el-cheapo E-Bay crap. Also, not sure what year the vehicle is, (74 was HEI) but you can convert a points distributor and keep it stock looking if you have an older car.

1yesfan

my car is a 74 Delta 88 350 rocket.

ELY442

I use to have a 74 Cutlass Supreme that originally came with a points distributor and no catalytic converter.

captjim

Yeah, I was mistaken, that was right around when they switched over. Again, if you want to keep it stock looking, convert the points dist to electronic and keep the external coil. Otherwise, drop in an HEI

nsnarsk65cutlass

1975 was the first year for the coil in cap hei.

redoldsman

Go with Pertronix. The regular one is ok unless you re doing some racing.

jaunty75

As noted, 1974 was the first year that HEI was offered on Oldsmobiles. It was an option, but only on 455 engines.