2 barrel , 4 barrel, whose got the answer?

palani said
the problem of going with a mopar stock dizzy is that ballast resistor . by doing what
im doing i get rid of that (the resistor), can open the plug gap to around .045, better more complete burn (higher voltage). so right now i got the dizzy (vac advance) and the hei module, high power coil, etc. just missing the carb. from some of the folks on here ive found rebuilders from 15-35 dollars. like anyone who grew up on the muscle cars, those 4 barrels are soo nice. i do agree that it would be better to just do the 2 barrel . but i wouldnt mind having the manifold and carb on the shelf.(i got a 518 trans in the barn, which is from 87 (i think) has a overdrive). just thinking ahead.
but i did think like what your saying and KISS is much better. and in case anyone is interested, i did get the service manual and went thru the entire lean burn system, only thing that raised any flags was a 1/2 volt drop at the coil. which for some reason wouldnt alloqw the engine to start. wierd. but what it is.
thanks

It is not a "dizzy." But the type has nothing to do with ballast. You can run a Mopar dist if you find one and use a GM HEI module instead of the Mopar one. Those are easy and don't need a ballast.

the 1/2 v drop are you talking about starting? I'm not sure if the 83 would have the later start relay with a 5th contact. Older rigs, the coil resistor bypass is in the ignition switch, normally marked IGN2 on the diagram and many years (not always) brown in color. Some of the later years had the 5 terminal start relay and one of those was used for the coil bypass I believe. You want to measure coil voltage with key on in "run" and then again while cranking. The "run" voltage normally goes away in "start" and is fed only from the bypass circuit. Even if you use a big cap HEI you are going to have to work that out