The HEI Distributor has been a standard in the world of stand-alone electronic ingitions since 1974. We give our HEI Distributor a tune-up in the February 2013 issue of Car Craft Magazine.

Originally, the HEI system was fitted with a four-pin module. By 1978, it had a five-pin unit. Seven and eight-pin modules were more a computer-controlled element that came around in the 1980s.

Q: Last month we described how to remove a first-generation (’74-’80) High Energy Ignition (HEI) distributor from your Corvette, disassemble it, test its indivi ...

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