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distributor question
Hey all, was wondering if anyone has tried this with any luck. Since MSD doesn't offer a tfi distributor for the factory injected 7.5 gas hog. Will getting a 5.8 distributor and changing the gear on it actually work. I have looked into it a little and believe it will. I just want to probe around a bit and see if anyone else has done it.
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You won't see any power or performance gains with an aftermarket distributor in these motors, so unless there is something wrong with your stock dizzy this is a complete waste of your time and money. Just sayin.. if you want one anyway then by all means, I kinda doubt a 5.8 distributor would work however.. it doesn't even work in a 5.0 and that motor is in the same family.
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What they said, only MSD part I suggest you ever use would be there retention cap, they are awesome.
You or whomever is telling you that that distributor might work is likely confused about different 351/5.8 for engines. Distributors from the 335 engine family(351C, 351M, and 400) will work in a 385 family engine(429 and 460) But no 335 engine ever used TFI stock. The common 5.8/351W that was factory fuel injected and those TFI distributors are for are a completely different engine then the 335 series 351/5.8 versions.
What is your reasoning for wanting a MSD distributor?
You or whomever is telling you that that distributor might work is likely confused about different 351/5.8 for engines. Distributors from the 335 engine family(351C, 351M, and 400) will work in a 385 family engine(429 and 460) But no 335 engine ever used TFI stock. The common 5.8/351W that was factory fuel injected and those TFI distributors are for are a completely different engine then the 335 series 351/5.8 versions.
What is your reasoning for wanting a MSD distributor?
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Granted this is not for a TFI application, do the application remarks point to correlation between the 351C and 429/460 dizzy's?
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ms...rd?prefilter=1
Scratch that, fairly positive OP is talking about windsor.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ms...rd?prefilter=1
Distributor, Pro-Billet, Small Base, Magnetic Trigger, Mechanical Advance, Ford, 351C, 351M, 400, 429, 460
Scratch that, fairly positive OP is talking about windsor.
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Granted this is not for a TFI application, do the application remarks point to correlation between the 351C and 429/460 dizzy's?
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ms...rd?prefilter=1
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ms...rd?prefilter=1
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