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Old 05-06-2016, 08:22 PM
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Guys just wondering if the HEI dis will fit or hit anything on my car,i know they are a inch or so bigger.I have a DUEL SNORKEL air cleaner for a late build 1970 454.
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Guys just wondering if the HEI dis will fit or hit anything on my car,i know they are a inch or so bigger.I have a DUEL SNORKEL air cleaner for a late build 1970 454.
Don't know about the 454 , but I have a HEI distributor on my 1972 350 engine . No clearance problems.
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I might go with the pretronix,it is a good option also and does a good job from what i have read.
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It will fit...but not if you still use the shielding hardware around the distributor.
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I dont use the shielding so it should work.
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I dont use the shielding so it should work.
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I'm not using the shielding on mine and the aftermarket radio works fine without it . I think you only needed the shielding when using the old original spark plug wires which were not shielded in any way .
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I have HEI in my 71 SB. Shielding won't fit, and you may have to do some cable routing changes, but it JUST fit behind the dual snorkel.
I switched to an open element breather and bought some room.

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Duel snorkel is a tight fit for some reason,bigger i guess.

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