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Re: Better than stock ECU for direct replacemnt hot street car? [Re: Dave_J] #2721655
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Originally Posted by Dave_J
Here is my finished unit. I went with a $10 HEI just to see if this works. I may step up to a better HEI module later. Not counting the Autozone failed ECM, I am into this for less than $15. Used 4 pieces of 14 gauge wire, 4 crimp spade ends, a smeer of Heat Sink paste, 1 each 1 inch 8X32 screw, a shot of Rustoluim 2X paint and the the HEI module.

On the fake Transistor cap I had to re-tap the one screw hole for the HEI module's through bolt, the two original screws were metric and I reused only 1. When retapping, only go in far enough for the new screw to be tight. I ran the tap down all the way and had to peen the back side threads a bit
Same thing I did but I did drill a hole for the second mounting screw for the gm module. The module gets grounded thru those screws. I just ground down the screw and used some black paint to hide the screw from the front.

Re: Better than stock ECU for direct replacemnt hot street car? [Re: Y3 70 BEE] #2721722
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Here are 2 different 4 pin modules and they ground thru the hole on the right. Not sure if all ground like that but I cut open a 1970s AcDelco module and it only grounded thru the one bolt hole. I would put a screw in that empty hole on yours.

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Re: Better than stock ECU for direct replacemnt hot street car? [Re: NachoRT74] #2721749
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Originally Posted by NachoRT74
Isn't posible to use the plugs for safety isolation whicth chassis ?



Be easier to use heat shrink over the spade terminals than try to fit two big plastic housings in there I would think.

Re: Better than stock ECU for direct replacemnt hot street car? [Re: Sniper] #2721775
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Originally Posted by Sniper
Originally Posted by NachoRT74
Isn't posible to use the plugs for safety isolation whicth chassis ?



Be easier to use heat shrink over the spade terminals than try to fit two big plastic housings in there I would think.


way better with the heat shrink. overcrowding with using the connectors will affect wire routing.
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Re: Better than stock ECU for direct replacemnt hot street car? [Re: Y3 70 BEE] #2721776
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Originally Posted by Y3 70 BEE
Here are 2 different 4 pin modules and they ground thru the hole on the right. Not sure if all ground like that but I cut open a 1970s AcDelco module and it only grounded thru the one bolt hole. I would put a screw in that empty hole on yours.

When you flip the HEI module over it has an aluminum pad and both those holes are swedged. I will check it with my Fluke VOM to see.
But I may put a copper strap between the two bolt holes as a "Just Because".

I could drill thru the steel of the OEM ECU and TIG weld a Stainless machine tapered head screw on and then fine grind the head on the front. Once its painted you'd never know.
IF I were building these to sell, that is what I'd do. The vendor "WELLS" that is making these for Autozone and NAPA should copy this mod for all the units they sell. I'd bet their failure return rate would drop.


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Re: Better than stock ECU for direct replacemnt hot street car? [Re: Dave_J] #2721786
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These are the Cheap RockAuto $10 HEI modules. Others may be different. The two brass hollow rivets are swedged and have the same OHM reading to the alumiumn plate on the bottom (Pic 2). I also ground off the two plastic locating dowel pins on the bottom so it sets flat to the ECU. There is real Heat Sink paste under this module.

The screw on the ECU's empty hole is a good ground to the fake Transistor cap and then the second screw through to the HEI module is grounded well too. Just make sure the OEM ECU is grounded well.

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Re: Better than stock ECU for direct replacemnt hot street car? [Re: Dave_J] #2721813
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Just drill a hole and grind down the exposed screw end and add a dab of paint.

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