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Old Feb 25, 2018 | 10:32 AM
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As I was checking out the boxes of stuff I got with the new 64 project I came across a new HEI with tach drive. Will it work on my 327 with original winters manifold and fit in the car?
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Originally Posted by reno stallion
As I was checking out the boxes of stuff I got with the new 64 project I came across a new HEI with tach drive. Will it work on my 327 with original winters manifold and fit in the car?
Yes, but no shielding
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Yes, but no shielding
Cool don't have any
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Notice how much better it starts !
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Oops, I couldn't see the connection, but after trying again, it screwed on.

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Originally Posted by reno stallion
As I was checking out the boxes of stuff I got with the new 64 project I came across a new HEI with tach drive. Will it work on my 327 with original winters manifold and fit in the car?
You didn't say what your plan is for the car or which engine you have, but be aware that as reliable as the HEI is, it's not well-suited to a performance application that includes high-rpm operation - HEI's are pretty much all done by 5000 rpm.
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Originally Posted by JohnZ
You didn't say what your plan is for the car or which engine you have, but be aware that as reliable as the HEI is, it's not well-suited to a performance application that includes high-rpm operation - HEI's are pretty much all done by 5000 rpm.
I read your post and it got me concerned because I'm building a healthy aluminum headed roller 327. I checked on the internet to see what I could do. There's a super chevy article. The 10 myths about HEI. Seems there's a plethora of after market go fast parts like high output modules and coils that saturate fast enough to fire at high RPM. So I guess I'll be buying more parts
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