To ensure that the test was fair, we had to make this distributor as good as new, or better. So, before it ever saw action, the stock distributor was treated to a new rotor, cap, and module.

The Super HEI Kit-which is a smog-legal modification, by the way-allows you to retain an already installed HEI distributor. Depending on the type of module you're running (four-, five-, or seven ...

So, if you burn a coil, chip the rotor, or create any other damage, consider rebuilding your own HEI distributor. Mallory's high-power module and coil are also compatible with stock distributors ...

If you're swapping points to an HEI distributor to lower maintenance requirements, you're good to go, but will you be able to feel a difference if you do?