I get this a lot about needing load to prove things, but when you talk to the specialist about it, he says "Phooey, it will work exactly the same". He goes on to say "My HEI Distributor machine that I test with does not have a load, yet all my customers still seem to have a smile on their face."
This is because of the design of the GM Module, not because some genius said so. If the reluctor stays gapped correctly and the wiring connections remain in place it will work exactly the same. I thought we moved on from that...
Carl could be right however, in that, if you are driving a truck up a hill, gas consumption could be more or less depending on which ignition system and there could be a bending curve where the HEI system takes less at load and the stock one takes more as the hill gets steeper.
That is all fine and all, but not what I am testing. If the HEI system consumes less gas on the test stand, it will consume less gas in your truck. A wider, hotter spark will not change due to where its mounted or whats behind it.
I didn't miss your concern about HEI modules not being made for these particular engines, but lots of them are out there and working fine. Ask anyone with Tom Langdon's, a regular GM distributor machined to fit, etc, etc. This HEI Mod uses the same computer. Can't lose. It's all very exciting!
