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echo: oldcars
to: ALEXANDER BILAN
from: LANDON ROBINSON
date: 1997-03-09 09:36:00
subject: Re: engine prob.

 
 >  HEI units the same from whenever they started making them to when they 
 >  stopped? I'm talking about the large cap units with the coil mounted in
 > the
 >  middle. And will they be the same on any GM car or will it have minor
 >  differences that would make it hard of difficult to stick in a Chevy
 > 350?
 AB> Any HEI you pull out of a Chevy will fit any chevy engine.  The basic
 AB> unit is identical.  However, for a better mechanical advance curve pull
 AB> the HEI from a 305 (faster curve).  However theres plenty of
 AB> aftermarket kits out there to tailor your mechanical advance regardless
 AB> of which HEI you eventually end up with.
 AB> Have you got a specific Q-jet question?
What I meant was, can I pull an HEI unit out of ANY GM car (Olds, Pontiac,
Buick, GMC) and will it drop right into my Chevy Small Block? I have had
simular successes with other parts (vacuum advance can) and was wondering
if this would work?
No, no specific question right now. Was just curious.
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