GM HEI

[andy quaas]

Ok, how about this.  What about getting a 292 HEI and installing the
parts that make it electronic advance from a v-8 HEI?  

Andy

---Don.F.Broadus at ucm.com wrote:
>
> Odd fire V6 engines had different star and reluctor to fire 90 Deg ,
> straight six fire  60 degrees.  Even fire engines
> Are a combination of the both. 
> 	-----Original Message-----
> 	From:	Ken Kelly [SMTP:kenkelly at lucent.com]
> 	Sent:	Tuesday, December 22, 1998 11:58 AM
> 	To:	diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
> 	Subject:	Re: GM HEI
> 
> 	andy quaas wrote:
> 	> 
> 	> I don't think the 292/250 lasted long enough to get an
> 	> electronic-controlled HEI.  I read something once that stated a GM
> V6
> 	> HEI (4.3?) would fit on a 258, if that's what your trying to do.
> And
> 	> i know that they were electronic advance at some point.  what if
> you
> 	> got a v-8 HEI computer controlled (~1985) and install the 292
> 	> cap/rotor?  Will this work?
> 
> 	No, the star wheel, and reluctor( I think that is the term)
> 	that drives the ignition module must match the engine type.
> 	A V-8 has eight points, a 6 only 6 points. I am not sure if
> 	the V-6 and I-6 would use the same star wheel and reluctor.
> 
> 			Ken
> 

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