Vehicle Sighting - 1970 Chev El Camino
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Respectfully I don't agree. Great for low end. I ripped all that stuff outta my old Vette and went back to points.
GM did points right on their V8s, as I'm sure you know. There was the little steel window on the distributor. Slide it up, insert the Allen key, and adjust the points for 30°. Done.
GM's HEI was really good, but I did miss the points.
I have had several friends have MSD products fail on the spot over the years with zero warning. Coils, distributor pickups, boxes, etc. It is hard to beat the factory Delco points or HEI ignition. HEI with plugs gapped at .040" not .080" though.
Put some 3.55 gears in it !The Elco in my sig has Vortec heads with a small Lunati cam, 9:1 compression, HEI, Holley 4 barrel, headers with a stock stall converter, TH350 transmission with 2.73 gears and it will accelerate briskly. Probably as fast as a Camry 3.5 V6 or faster.
I remember those large gaps on AC Delco plugs from my tune-up tech days.
Yes, electronic ignition has failed on me three times that I can think of. Points could generally be adjusted on the spot.
I had a 69 Impala Custom. 350 4v 300 hp with a powerglide. Ran great but it did. It rusted away from the Pennsylvania salt use
The 1969 is my favourite year of full-size Chevy. Beautiful cars!
