alternate coil location on 440

[Skytrooper]

I am putting a holley 4160 with dual feed lines. It does not appear that I will be able to put the coil in the original location as the dual fuel line will be occupying the same space. I could be wrong as I do not have the fuel line yet.
Advice ?

 

[Bill Monk]

Make your own lines or use a 440 6 bbl bracket. The brackets are readily available, they're all over ebay

 

[moparedtn]

Mine is sitting on the inner fender, directly across from the distributor and tucked under the windshield
washer bottle. Seems snug as a bug there - and it's away from the carb, which I wanted to begin with.

 

[Don Frelier]

You know me,

I'd put a Carter on it...

 

[moparedtn]

You know me,

I'd put a Carter on it...

I have the Edelbrock equivalent and I still moved it.
Something always bugged me about having the coil right next to the carb....

 

[Don Frelier]

Both of mine have them here, never had an issue.
But I do understand the idea of keeping the coil cooler, makes sense.

 

[vance.dykes]

point the fuel line to the rear and run a small s/s braided line from the fuel filter to carb.

 

[moparedtn]

Both of mine have them here, never had an issue.
But I do understand the idea of keeping the coil cooler, makes sense.

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Cooler, sure - but I want the sparky-sparky thingy away from the source of potential fuel leaks, too.

 

[slepr1]

Make your own lines.

 

[493 Mike]

I had a 1978 Chevy P/U (I am ashamed) with a SB 400 and Holley spread bore 650 30 years ago. I was 60 miles from home and popped the hood ( can't remember why) to see a stream of gas coming out of one of the fuel bowl soft plugs washing the distributor clean! I freaked me out but I drove to a speed shop and procured a replacement bowl and changed out the offending bowl with a non leaker. Probably the luckiest find I ever had!
Mike

 

[qkcuda]

Here is what I did on mine. Depends on your intake manifold though.

 

[khryslerkid]

I mounted it on my dizzy hold down. Drilled and tapped for a 3/8" bolt. Coil clamp is a Cheby IIRC

 

[Turboomni]

Cooler, sure - but I want the sparky-sparky thingy away from the source of potential fuel leaks, too.

The exhaust manifold will take over.

 

[moparedtn]

Here is what I did on mine. Depends on your intake manifold though.
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[moparedtn]

The exhaust manifold will take over.

Naw. See it hiding under there?
Crouching fuel line, hidden coil....

 

[Kowal]

As noted above, does the 440 6 pack coil bracket work for you?

 

[rad savoy]

my coil is lurking below my passenger side dashboard away from heat and fluids

 

[Dennis H]

Fender well. Starting to think it doesn’t matter much.

 

[moparedtn]

Fender well. Starting to think it doesn’t matter much.

Dude! Do we need an intervention?

Oh....you meant the coil location....