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#1
02-14-2006, 01:45 PM
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Recommended Distributor?
What distributor does everyone recommend? The motor will be mostly street use along with several trips to the track thrown in each year. I currently have a Jacobs ignition system, which works great, but I'm sure my old dist. is getting alittle sloppy and hate to put it back in the new motor. I'm looking mostly at MSD, Accel and Mallory stuff because I can get it from a friend at cost. I like the MSD unit with it's magnetic pickup, but is there an equal unit with as good or better quality and performance out there? I'm alittle wary of an led unit due to oil film and dust build up on it. Seems like that would degrade the light over time unless you like to clean it occasionally.
Dist. must work with my Jacobs system! |
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#2
02-14-2006, 02:00 PM
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My personal preference runs to the magnetic pickups and hall effect sensors. Never cared for the LED style either. Had issues with Unilites in the past.
If running on the street I'd consider a distributor with vac. advance capabilities. |
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#3
02-14-2006, 02:11 PM
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Pertronix distributor with adjustable vacuum advance works well for me.
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#4
02-14-2006, 06:42 PM
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I'm planning on using a vacuum advance unit. I'm mostly looking for some plus/minuses of the different distributors available. It seems like a mag pickup dist. would be the least likely to fail due to it's lack of circuitry and other failure prone bs. The MSD Ready-to-Run dist. looks like the best chioce so far...
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02-14-2006, 08:32 PM
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#6
02-14-2006, 08:35 PM
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A stock HEI with updated parts and an advance curve set on a distributor machine.
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02-14-2006, 08:50 PM
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Ditto , Factory GM HEI with updated parts, just fine for any street/strip car under 6500 rpm.
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#8
02-15-2006, 01:45 AM
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I have an Accel billet tech vacuum advance dist. which is ready to run. It uses a Mopar magnetic pick up, reluctor wheel, rotor and cap so parts are redily available everywhere. Mechanical advance is adjustable and I use it with their 300+ box and E-coil.
I used to run Unilites but had similar poor experiences with the module. I've been running Accel parts ever since without any problems whatsoever. MSD is probably marginally nicer but more expensive and I don't know about parts availability on the fly.
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#9
02-15-2006, 10:56 AM
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I've been running a Mallory Unilite for 15 plus years with zero problems.
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#10
02-15-2006, 11:50 AM
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I don't mind HEI's although finding 30 year old units with tight bushings, good advance units and shafts without wear is becoming increasing more difficult. I know you can still buy new ones made in China.... YUCK.
By the time you piece together a nice HEI with updated electronics, the price is right at what the aftermarket sells their distributors for. Just my opinion |
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02-15-2006, 11:52 AM
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#12
02-16-2006, 04:00 AM
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Anyone who has had a unilite has that number memorized. LOL
I have a new one it works but its on the shelf, I trust it as much as I trust the pertronix it sits next to. I like my old cast iron points distributers. Old reliable. I have one with who knows how many 100s of 1000s of miles and its as tight and accurate as my $350 msd my factory HEI works great too, by the time I "upgraded" the internals I had a total of $40 in it and a couple hours of cleaning and fiddleing. the new replacement shaft for my state of the art pro billet will cost more than that.
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#13
02-16-2006, 06:08 PM
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Mallory Distributors
If you ever need to replace a Unilite module, purchase E-Spark module part number 6100M. Direct replacement, half the price and with upgraded electronics like the latest Unilite modules.
Remember, Mallory has over 15 different distributors that fit Pontiac V8. You can get points, dual points, Unilite, Magnetic Breakerless (like an MSD ready to run but been around a lot longer), magnetic pickup (like an MSD billet), HEI, billet HEI with built-in adjustable rev limiter, with or without vacuum advance, four different style caps (standard, small screw-down with HEI terminals, the large Comp 9000 with HEI terminals, or HEI). Mallory also makes the DFI dual Hall Effect distributors for use with fuel injection. So when you think about Mallory, remember Mallory is more than just Unilite. |
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#14
02-16-2006, 08:00 PM
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So a Mallory magnetic breakerless #4258011 would be a quality piece with vac advance that's compairable to the msd ready-to-run?
I guess I just like to run stuff other than MSD because Everybody and their dog has an msd setup... |
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#15
02-16-2006, 09:04 PM
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The only drawback compared to the MSD version is that it takes longer to adjust the centrifical advance because the advance is under the module plate. It's not difficult, just takes longer. I ran one of the prototypes on my daily driver until I took it off to test the rev limiting billet HEI. |
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#16
02-17-2006, 01:09 PM
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I prefer large cap/rotor distributors if room allows. Carbon tracks in small caps allow the spark to jump causing barely noticeable miss fire until it gets really noticeable. Especially if your useing a high amp coil.
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02-17-2006, 03:19 PM
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02-17-2006, 04:22 PM
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I think I'll go with the Comp 9000 series if I can fit it with the stock firewall. If not, I guess I'll break out the BFH.
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#19
02-18-2006, 01:27 AM
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Go MSD not Mallory.
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#20
02-18-2006, 04:09 AM
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I'm going to get the MSD-8528, ready to run.
Anyone ever use it? http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...=egnsearch.asp |
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