Al2844

Anyone have experience with: top performance 6515-r distributor, MSD 31763 spark plug wires, Ngk yr51x plugs . I'm ready to convert next week. Any tips or concerns appreciated

wilcar

Why not keep your factory points distributor and have it rebuilt/recurved? Most of the cheap hei distributors are made in china and some use some marginal ignition modules so carry a spare! Points will rarely leave you stranded and the smaller caps look better!!

hugie82

Don't use the old distributor power wire. It's a 6volt resistor wire for points only. You have to source a good 12v ignition key wire.

96 lt-4

I like an HEI over points myself.However for a stock/mild build you can also convert it in your stock dist with a pertronix kit and use good plugs,wires,cap,and rotor.

BLUE1972

You will need a key switched 12volt power source. Most use the yellow wire on the wiper motor as the source.
The points use a resistor and approximately 7-9 volts.

I went with a Tachometer -drive Heli in my 71 as an easy setup after the rebuild. I've run it all summer and drove the car a lot. No issues. I tapped into the wiper feed.

I converted my 72 to a module in the stock distributor over 10 years ago and set the rev limiter at 5000 RPM, it's number matching with 22000 mikes so it doesn't get out much - just runs better and you can't tell it's converted. I can always drop the points back in..