K66
#2
Do you have the parts or are you looking to buy a whole system? The link below is for a used uhv amp board but the seller restores these systems, sells modern electronic conversion boards and sells complete restored systems for chevy, pontiac, and Olds. My 68 Toronado is a factory K66 car and luckily it was still working when I bought the car. The only parts that had been replaced were the original dated spark plug wires and the red dist cap both of which I found and put back on when I restored the car. Hope this helps.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/17388657292...oAAOSwKO5b1jY9
https://www.ebay.com/itm/17388657292...oAAOSwKO5b1jY9
#3
K66 was a prehistoric predecessor to HEI. I've long suspected that one could take a non-functioning UHV box, remove the circuit board, and use an HEI module instead. I have a non-functioning UHV box for this very reason. Yet another project that's somewhere in the queue...
#6
Yes, you can put a HEI module in the case. I did one a few years ago for a friend's 68 W30. I had to do some slight modifications to the harness to make it work. He also did some machine work to get a good surface to mount the module using heat paste.
K66 was a prehistoric predecessor to HEI. I've long suspected that one could take a non-functioning UHV box, remove the circuit board, and use an HEI module instead. I have a non-functioning UHV box for this very reason. Yet another project that's somewhere in the queue...
#7
#8
Or keep the non functional K66 ignition box installed for the visual look, and install a hidden MSD ignition box somewhere. As mentioned, use a red MSD distributor cap and 99% of people wouldn’t notice anything.
#9
Do you have the parts or are you looking to buy a whole system? The link below is for a used uhv amp board but the seller restores these systems, sells modern electronic conversion boards and sells complete restored systems for chevy, pontiac, and Olds. My 68 Toronado is a factory K66 car and luckily it was still working when I bought the car. The only parts that had been replaced were the original dated spark plug wires and the red dist cap both of which I found and put back on when I restored the car. Hope this helps.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/17388657292...oAAOSwKO5b1jY9
https://www.ebay.com/itm/17388657292...oAAOSwKO5b1jY9
#11
You can also contact this guy, Distributor Dave: https://www.davessmallbodyheis.com He makes external HEI kits and to my understanding has converted the UHV box and harness to use the more modern and reliable HEI module. He also modifies and fully reconditions point distributors with MSD type pickup and reluctor to work with the HEI module. He has had some health issues the past couple years due to a serious spider bite and also hip replacement, all explained on his web site. Picture of a UHV box converted internally to HEI attached.
#12
You can also contact this guy, Distributor Dave: https://www.davessmallbodyheis.com He makes external HEI kits and to my understanding has converted the UHV box and harness to use the more modern and reliable HEI module. He also modifies and fully reconditions point distributors with MSD type pickup and reluctor to work with the HEI module. He has had some health issues the past couple years due to a serious spider bite and also hip replacement, all explained on his web site. Picture of a UHV box converted internally to HEI attached.
Last edited by Rocketguy; July 15th, 2022 at 08:44 AM.
#13
Rocketguy, Is the box in the photo set up to run a tach? Is it still using the original magnetic pickup in the distributor and K66 coil? Are all of the other connections on the harness hooked up like the factory system? The reason I ask is that I also have a couple factory chevy K66 systems I would like to install. The issue is that while K66 could be ordered in Chevelle, Nova, Camaro, and Impala the factory chevy systems are not compatible with a tach. They were mainly designed to run in Corvettes which have a cable driven tach running off the dist. The ebay seller I referenced above sells a modern version of the electronic tach adapter that was used on non-cable cars (Chevelle, Camaro, etc) but they are expensive.
#14
The K66 that debuted in 1967 was an innovative Capacitive Discharge Ignition (CDI). Its maximum spark voltage is from 6,000 to 13,000 V greater than MDI. That powerful spark also has one-fifth the rise time, and five times the current versus MDI. This spark characteristic extended plug life, fired fouled plugs, and started cars reliably in sub-zero weather. Delco claimed it extended plug life by four times versus points-triggered MDI.
The reason Delco stopped producing CDI was that its spark, although massively powerful, was of one-third the duration versus MDI. The spark was too short to reliably light off very lean mixtures that were about to come into use to lower emissions.
I've used a 1967 K66 distributor on my car for 40 years. It signals an MSD (CDI) box. If I had found a K66 box at the time I made that change, I'd still be using it today.
So I definitely understand your desire to keep your K66 intact. Find someone who can rebuild the board with equivalent modern components to keep it a CDI--don't use the HEI module.
#15
#16
Mike Zamora in NM rebuilds these modules, 505.717.1140 and 505.328.0904, michaelz0591@yahoo.com, renu-a-vette.com
I've not dealt with him personally.
I've not dealt with him personally.
#17
#18
Mike Zamora in NM rebuilds these modules, 505.717.1140 and 505.328.0904, michaelz0591@yahoo.com, renu-a-vette.com
I've not dealt with him personally.
I've not dealt with him personally.
#19
Rocketguy, I got the picture of the converted K66 box direct from a member on here, probably you, some time ago. I had requested pictures as I am interested in doing the same on my K66. Thank you.
#20
You can also contact this guy, Distributor Dave: https://www.davessmallbodyheis.com He makes external HEI kits and to my understanding has converted the UHV box and harness to use the more modern and reliable HEI module. He also modifies and fully reconditions point distributors with MSD type pickup and reluctor to work with the HEI module. He has had some health issues the past couple years due to a serious spider bite and also hip replacement, all explained on his web site. Picture of a UHV box converted internally to HEI attached.
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