That's where the Super HEI Kit comes into play. By incorporating a MSD 6AL box with a Blaster 2 coil in place of the HEI control module and internal coil, the system is converted from an inductive ...

ACCEL, Pertronix, MSD, Performance Distributors, and several others offer performance versions of the HEI either as complete distributors or as separate modules and coils, as well as caps and rotors.

Also, MSD's Ready-to-Run distributors or their HEI Module all provide a 12V square-wave signal through a separate tach output wire. The Atomic also has the capability to control ignition timing.

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.