I have the choice between the MSD Billet or MSD E-Curve Distributors to run on my 408 Duster drag car. Which should I run and why?
Thanks in advance....
Bill
Thanks in advance....
Bill
Trailer car and the pro billet is what I plan on running but recently acquired an e-curve and was thinking about playing around with it. Curious to see everyone’s opinion.Will you ever be cruising on the racetrack or just to it or is it a trailer car? If you're driving the car there and then you do a tune-up before you race then you might want the E curve for gas mileage and turn off vac for race...lmao... i
you just want the Pro Billet!
I run a pro billet. I have it locked out with a crank trigger but ran it just regular before. Everyone I talked to said you want it all in early so never played the curve.
Interesting to know. I guess that's where a dyno would really come in handy.I used to be the guy who said bring it in early or even lock it out.
Then I learned how wrong that is. Came up on a forum. I said lock it out. William Baldwin said don’t do that. All engines want a curve and the timing retards with RPM.
I said that’s nonsense. He posted several videos. I watched them. Then I went right out and bought a distributor machine. I never lock them out or bring them in early any more.
And I promptly apologized to him for being ignorant.
Interesting to know. I guess that's where a dyno would really come in handy.
I used to be the guy who said bring it in early or even lock it out.
Then I learned how wrong that is. Came up on a forum. I said lock it out. William Baldwin said don’t do that. All engines want a curve and the timing retards with RPM.
I said that’s nonsense. He posted several videos. I watched them. Then I went right out and bought a distributor machine. I never lock them out or bring them in early any more.
And I promptly apologized to him for being ignorant.
Is that the Baldwin-Motion Baldwin?
ahhh thanks.. was just curious... i just bout my dist from hoppy and had him test/curve it... guessing of course but better than i would doBaldwin Carbs and Ignition in North Carolina
Can I send you my ignition system and have you set it up for me? I can send both distributors as well....Before I got the dyno I just bought a distributor machine. You can hook up your full ignition to it and watch the retard.
The tricky part is dealing with the retard once you see it. You can spend a bunch of time correcting it but it’s worth it.
Can I send you my ignition system and have you set it up for me? I can send both distributors as well....
So help me out here. I fail to see how u can get a dist curve right without a running engine. What am I missing here. I know it can probably be close but close only works for horse shoes and hand grenades. Kim
That’s what annoys me about the Pro Billet. Not enough adjustability. I’m would have voted for the E-curve.I run the Pro Billet in my street/strip Dart, the spring and bushings that come with it makes it tunable. I did make a bushing for mine to limit the timing advance, none of the bushings that came with it limited it enough. I'm running 22° initial and 34° total.