When the HEI in our '76 Firebird started operating erratically, we started looking at distributor options for its 455 and found the MSD Ready-To-Run unit an easy fit for us.

See how this 1969 Chevy Nova gets its ignition upgraded with an MSD kit from Chevy High Performance Magazine ...

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?

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?