Crustang to Mustang
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It appears to the same as one I have used. They are ok, but I felt that the advance curve was wrong for the car. Most here seem to prefer DSII units. I also have a programmable distributor from Progressive Ignition that I'm going to try out.
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Chinesium? They have their name on on it but their website says nothing about manufacturing, just retail. At least they have their name on it, they can specify how it’s made. What replacement cap/coil fits?
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I think Don is correct in that they are MIC. I picked up mine before getting settled in here. I think it's worth getting with member wsa111 and getting a tuned unit.
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Crustang to Mustang
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I have a '68 distributor and I was just wondering if that option would be better. I thought about trying to find a DSII at my local "U-Pull-It" because I dang sure can't afford any of the options on Vintage Inlines. But who even knows if I can find one. So I was thinking that this ebay distributor might be an economical way to upgrade to something (at least) better than I have.
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Crustang to Mustang said:
I have a '68 distributor and I was just wondering if that option would be better. I thought about trying to find a DSII at my local "U-Pull-It" because I dang sure can't afford any of the options on Vintage Inlines. But who even knows if I can find one. So I was thinking that this ebay distributor might be an economical way to upgrade to something (at least) better than I have.
I understand your situation. My car came with a Load-O-Matic in poor condition and a bad carb. The MIC unit got me going quickly. Very shortly, I'll have my car into the new garage and won't need the distributor. Msg me with your address info and I'll send it to you.
I'll also send the power relay with notes on how to install it.
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Crustang to Mustang said:
I have a '68 distributor and I was just wondering if that option would be better. I thought about trying to find a DSII at my local "U-Pull-It" because I dang sure can't afford any of the options on Vintage Inlines. But who even knows if I can find one. So I was thinking that this ebay distributor might be an economical way to upgrade to something (at least) better than I have.
Speaking from big6 experience, all of the HEI distributors are curved for a Chevy, which takes more advance due to the chamber design. Even ones that claim to be curved for a Ford have proven to not be. Then if you go to recurve it, the weights and springs are unknown origin, and finding accurate replacements proved impossible. It's a Chevy distributor except for the outer housing so it fits. Personally, I vote "no", don't get that.
If you like your current distributor, adding a TFI module is a great solution in my humble opinion. 1) no change to the stock distributor, or the current advance curve and base timing. 2) points conduct 12 milliamps of current, so last forever. 3) Coil has full 12v, so a much hotter spark.
I've got two vehicles with this set up and it's been flawless for a good while now.
Crustang to Mustang
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Kritas said:
I understand your situation. My car came with a Load-O-Matic in poor condition and a bad carb. The MIC unit got me going quickly. Very shortly, I'll have my car into the new garage and won't need the distributor. Msg me with your address info and I'll send it to you.
I'll also send the power relay with notes on how to install it.
Thank you so much, Kritas. I really appreciate it.
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I run a DUI branded HEI distributor on my 200. Car runs great and it pulls strong. I’d go that route again if I were starting over.
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vssman said:
I run a DUI branded HEI distributor on my 200. Car runs great and it pulls strong. I’d go that route again if I were starting over.
Yes, good info vssman. My vote above is not directly applicable, since it was for the 300. They do not work well without mods on that engine. Glad to hear it's good on your 200. . I like the tidy coil-in-cap design, but after fighting the curve for several years, when the Summit HEI came out of my 300 it was retired permanently.
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