[AD removed for archives] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Need a Laptop? Get a Sony Vaio Laptop Free! caadlVAbOyW3Na/ProductTestPanel ------------------------------------------------------------------- It's a minor point, but you don't need proprietary wiring for the HEI module. The side that uses the "special" yellow plug simply has two common connectors of different widths. No, there really isn't a big reason to go with one over the other, but the HEI allows me to dump the ballast resistor, which is a weak point, and further clutters my firewall. But I understand I am rare in caring about that! Sean Bolter Doug Ahern wrote: > > > Both ign. systems work and to each his own. but is there a big win > for the HEI route? > > Some components are constant here... the distributor is the same and so > is the fact that you have to round up a propietary connector/wiring > either > ina junkyard or new (new availability of harness: mopar=yes, HEI=? ) > > price of ECU vs. HEI module? thats not too different. maybe $20. > The *best* ECU for the street is the Orange box. The chrome box and > the gold box are race only items. So prices for the two seem to be > the same, Mancini sells these for: > > $20 for the mancini "blue box". $43 for the Orange box. > $47 for the Orange box + lightweight dist. springs for a recurve... > > I don't know anything about the Mancini "blue box", but I bet its as > good as the Orange box. So $20 if you like blue, $43 if you like > orange. > > wiring? both the HEI and the ECU have 4 wires coming out of it. 2 go > to the distributor, 2 go elsewhere.... its the same right? > > space/weight savings? even if the HEI is smaller, you still have to > dedicate about 3x5" to it somewhere... roughly the same size as an ECU. > > So what does it come down to? and if the answer is "they are the > same, HEI its just an alternative...", well thats fine. > [AD removed for archives] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Click Here for the #1 Investigative tool on the Net! caadlCpbOyW3Nf/Web Detective ------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. bOyW3N.