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Anyone have experience with the Ebay HEI conversion distributors? I just bought a 50 Studebaker truck with a 360 in it. the wiring is nightmare and cannot get spark now. I have a new 5 pin harness and ballast fabbed up so i can run engine separate of the main wiring harness. Still no luck. the ebay distributors are cheap enough and would eliminate some wiring and bulk under the hood. the truck has new paint and interior and runs great when it is actually running. There are two styles, one with a traditional HEI cap but it's huge and i don't think it will clear my firewall. the second type uses an MSD-looking male terminal cap that clips on like an OEM Mopar cap. any advice? I know they are cheaply made and not Mopar parts but do they work well enough is what i asking. thanks, JP in the land of Oz.



You dont need the ballast with HEI.

Both units are fine. The smaller one needs an external coil, the larger one has the coil inside, yet eliminates need or a coil wire.

All you need is one keyed on connection to run the large one and the other one you need one power wire and the coil.

A lot of people are using these with success and a small percentage report problems mainly with bushings, though I hve never seen any evidence myself.