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BrewCityMusic · 10-26-2010, 03:32 PM

Well, in all honesty, the original reason people started using HEI's was due to the factory ignitors being WAAAY overpriced, then that quickly moved along to using them because the factory Ignitors were completely unavailable ...

The bonus to them are a stronger, hotter spark when used in conjunction with a high-output coil (more efficient combustion, I would assume is what gives the slightly better performance) - also, in my opinion, I would think the reliability factor and longevity of them should be higher/better than a similar part designed for a cart, mainly as the HEI's are designed for a much heavier duty-cycle so therefore should last longer being as we are running them far below their design threshold (again, THAT's just speculative).

Bottom line, my HEI made a VERY noticeable difference with starting, and a perceptible difference in accelleration - for $40 (HEI and Coil) I would say I'm VERY happy.

10-26-2010, 03:32 PM	#10
BrewCityMusic Hammer Down !!!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lake Geneva, WI Posts: 2,681	Re: 4 stroke HEI Conversion Well, in all honesty, the original reason people started using HEI's was due to the factory ignitors being WAAAY overpriced, then that quickly moved along to using them because the factory Ignitors were completely unavailable ... The bonus to them are a stronger, hotter spark when used in conjunction with a high-output coil (more efficient combustion, I would assume is what gives the slightly better performance) - also, in my opinion, I would think the reliability factor and longevity of them should be higher/better than a similar part designed for a cart, mainly as the HEI's are designed for a much heavier duty-cycle so therefore should last longer being as we are running them far below their design threshold (again, THAT's just speculative). Bottom line, my HEI made a VERY noticeable difference with starting, and a perceptible difference in accelleration - for $40 (HEI and Coil) I would say I'm VERY happy.