Accel HEI Super Coil (140003) Magic or Trash

[Dejure]

My new 78 is running an Accel HEI Super Coil, number 140003. Just looking at the plug wires, all except one are yellow, matching the truck paint (eat your hearts out), suggesting they should all be replaced, along with plugs, rotor and distributor cap.

The Accel HEI looks like a sleek solution for those wanting such. However, I am hard pressed to buy, they are magic, to the end the distributor cap and rotor never need replacing.

Accordingly, since I'm swapping out plugs and wires, I wanted to make sure the rotor and cap were in good shape too. Looking into replacements, I get the impression the Accell approach is for those with a lot of money to spend on proprietary caps, willing to swap coils when caps are replaced, or for those who are not overly concerned about maintaining one of the most critical parts of the go equipment on their rigs.

That translates to, I'm having little luck tracking down distributor caps and rotors for the Accell unit. Now, I'm looking at abandoning the Accell, though its working well [as far as I know], and going back to something that is maintenance friendly.

INPUT is welcome.

 

[bucket]

I'm not familiar with the part numbers here, as Accel has offered many coils. Is this the in-cap HEI type and the coil has it's own gray plastic cover? If so, they are a good coil. Although, I did have one fail on me last year, but that was the first time I've seen that happen.

But anyway, it's only the coil cover that is different. The coil works with a standard replacement cap and rotor.

 

[Ricko1966]

My new 78 is running an Accel HEI Super Coil, number 140003. Just looking at the plug wires, all except one are yellow, matching the truck paint (eat your hearts out), suggesting they should all be replaced, along with plugs, rotor and distributor cap.

The Accel HEI looks like a sleek solution for those wanting such. However, I am hard pressed to buy, they are magic, to the end the distributor cap and rotor never need replacing.

Accordingly, since I'm swapping out plugs and wires, I wanted to make sure the rotor and cap were in good shape too. Looking into replacements, I get the impression the Accell approach is for those with a lot of money to spend on proprietary caps, willing to swap coils when caps are replaced, or for those who are not overly concerned about maintaining one of the most critical parts of the go equipment on their rigs.

That translates to, I'm having little luck tracking down distributor caps and rotors for the Accell unit. Now, I'm looking at abandoning the Accell, though its working well [as far as I know], and going back to something that is maintenance friendly.

INPUT is welcome.

Doesn't that unit fit right over the top of a factory HEI cap, replacing the factory girdle? I think so in which case I'd by a new cap rotor and wires,reuse that coil and continue on. Otherwise I'd buy a factory cap rotor wires and coil. It's all you need on a mild street engine. More coil is kinda like more alcohol,if you don't need more,more won't do you any good. If you needed more,to light off a different fuel,boost etc. then it's a good thing but no better on a mild engine that doesn't have a problem lighting off. Just like if a 12 pack will make you pass out an,18 pack won't do you any good.