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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 11:30 AM
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Distributor needed

Hello everyone. I am new here, and a refugee from a Mustang forum. I need some help. I have a 70 Mustang with a 351C that I am converting to fuel injection. I bought a system from Mass-flo EFI and it came with a Mallory distributor with a TFI module. This distributor is so tall, it hits the bottom of my air cleaner, and so it won't work. I know that a 460 distributor will work in a 351C, and I am hoping that it will be quite a bit shorter. The problem comes in because I need a 460 distributor with the TFI attached. Not remote. All the parts stores list one number for all 460's from 88 to 98. A couple have ordered them in for me, and they are all remote mount TFI. Even the Ford parts guys haven't been able to help unless I have a VIN number. Can someone give me the information I need to go to Ford and order a distributor with the TFI module attached? Or can someone sell me one?

Any help would be appreciated.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 11:45 AM
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Use an 89-91 351W distributor, and install a 460 gear that matches your cam, and you're good to go.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by frederic
Use an 89-91 351W distributor, and install a 460 gear that matches your cam, and you're good to go.
Well, that's a great idea, but I measured the distributor on my 91 F-150 with the 5.8 motor, and it is about 8 1/2" from the block to the top of the cap. I need something a little closer to 7". I heard the 460 distributors were shorter than the 351. If I could get to 7 1/2 inches, I could modify the air cleaner and get by.
 
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