distributor question

RustyRatRod said
Call @Johnny Mac at Blueprint Engines. He will sell you a whole ignition kit with a really nice distributor. I just recently used one on a Chevy 283 build. It's very nice.

Thanks buddy, yes all those distributors with the "Australian kickoff module" on the side are junk. They aren't adjustable at all, the bearings are regularly too tight on the shaft, so they generate heat into the electronics and burn them up. You can splice a regular gm 4 pin in, in a pinch, but they are still a garbage setup with very little adjustment capability, no advance limit bushing, etc.

You also have to watch the MSD clones, and many of them also have EXTREMELY wide advance curves out of the box, and EXTREMELY fast ignition curves.

I won't touch the oem clones either. I don't have the tribal knowledge on the stock 60's stuff, and the clones of the old blue, orange, and chrome boxes, are worst than the originals.

This is what ya want, as it's 100% line tested, and setup with the springs and limit we use on our 408's. And if it's not the correct setup for your engine, it's 100% tunable, and if it fails, it'll accept all msd replacement components. Or, we sell the spare modules.

Even comes with a hold down. No box required.
Chrysler 273-360 c.i. SB Compatible ProSeries Ready to Run Distributor - Black Cap

You need a good coil too. Not one from ebay.
45K Volt Ignition Coil - Canister Round Oil-Filled - Female Socket - Black