[Chevelle350]

do i need to have my accel hei distributor going through a resistor on the firewall or can i go direct, and eliminate it?

 

[Bob West]

The HEI needs 12 volts,,,bypass the resistor wire.

 

[JWagner]

What do the instructions say??

 

[Chevelle350]

no instructions, it came with the car

 

[1Fast7D]

Originally posted by Chevelle350:
no instructions, it came with the car

Need Instuctions? get the part# off the distributor, go to the Mr. Gasket website and you can download them.

 

[EkS]

HEI needs 12V. If you use the resistor wire, you will only see about 6-7V, which will not turn the car on.

 

[Nvr2Fast]

Speaking from experience, the HEI does need all 12V. I used to have a 350 with the orig. points distributor, and I converted to a 402BB and installed a Mallory HEI. Well, I used the same hot lead to the HEI as was used for the points dist, which still had the resistor in series. The car did run, but when driving, I had some SEVERE surges, lost power, and my tach went beserk. I just ran a new power lead completely to the HEI, and have had no more problems since. You could just remove the resistor or run a new lead and upgrade wire gauge like I did. Hope this helps.