Mopar 440

Building a 30 ford rpu with a mopar 440, how can i simplify the wiring for the distributor? Can i eliminate the ignition module?
Any help?

 

The most dependable solid state ignition ever and you want to eliminate it?

 

There's a wiring diagram on the web somewhere on how to use a 4 pin HEI module to do basically that.

It's small, therefore easier to hide.

IIRC I just got a mag with a writup on something like that too, I'll have to look.

 

I would use a four pin mopar electronic box and wire it up like so

 

Here's a link to a thread with a lot of info on the HEI conversion. I like the idea of the HEI conversion because it's small and easy to hide, easy to carry an extra, easy to find on the road, and dependable.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=276246&highlight=hei+conversion

 

If you don't want the module to show then park it, and the ballast resistor, under the dash. Remember that it generates some heat so keep other wires clear.

There are few systems, if any, as dependable as the Mopar unit. And yes, parts are everywhere, including that old 73 Dodge pickup in your neighbours driveway...


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If you want a badass ignition kit for a very reasonable price, check this out - I'm going to run one on my truck

http://4secondsflat.com/a688specs.html

 

My Mopar ignition has never let me down in 6 years of driving. Sure the box isn't the most attractive, but just hide it. Parts are readily available over the parts counter for those as well. The HEI is super ugly chillin in the front of that 440. Make sure your ignition box has a strong ground and it'll provide reliable, powerful spark for many years

 

Just put in an older points-type distributor. One wire to the neg-post of the coil.
Can't get much simpler than that.

 

Thanks for all the info, i think i got all i need for now.

 

FWIW the mag I was thinking of is:

"Hometown hot rod" (yes lower case on the 'hot rod') Vol. 2 Issue 10 Feb / Mar 09 Pgs 7-15.

Part of the article is how to convert a distributor from points to electronic, using a Chrysler inductive picup and trigger, and a 4 pin HEI module. So part of it includes how to wire something like that.

It also include some snazzy hardware from our very own Dicster27 (credited in the article).

Hope that helps.

 

Here's a bracket for about $40 that attaches the GM HEI module to your factory electronic distributor - http://designed2drive.com/