Dragon Fire Distributor
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Safety Car
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From: Macedonia Ohio
Dragon Fire Distributor
Has anyone used this distributor? It is on e-bay for $119.00. pretty good price considering it has a mechinical tach drive and adjustable vacume advance. Just looking for feedback. Performance, driveability, any mods to make it work.
Melting Slicks
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From: Phoenix AZ
I don't know anything about that distributor, but I just had my original rebuilt and recurved by Lars and it works great! Only cost $100 bucks and I have a perfect advance curve. 36 degrees mechanical at 2500 rpm..with 52 degrees total with the vacuum can. And the distributor looks brand new! Very satisfied with the work done by Lars!
Last edited by Dicecal; Feb 2, 2008 at 01:08 PM.
Melting Slicks
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I saw a bunch of different brands on ebay, some less than $100! My guess is that these cheap ones are from same manufacturer. I was going to choose one only because it had a black (not red) cap....
A while back there were quality problems for cheap Pontiac imported HEIs...
Would also like some feedback
A while back there were quality problems for cheap Pontiac imported HEIs...
Would also like some feedback
Team Owner
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Jeez, it must be nuclear-powered - they claim it adds 50 ft-lbs. of torque at 4000 rpm, and 110 ft-lbs. at 5000 rpm (or the Chinese haven't figured out how to make graphs yet) 
It's an HEI and won't fit under your shielding.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Drago...spagenameZWDVW
It's an HEI and won't fit under your shielding.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Drago...spagenameZWDVW
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Safety Car
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From: Macedonia Ohio
So it sounds like your not a fan of this. I have always been facinated by adding modern technology to our classics. Just want to know if ther is actually a performance gain. Would you pick up any gains or is the stock dist. ok if you use a pertroix and recurve?
Melting Slicks
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From: Sunrise FL
If your old dist has the proper advance curve(s), and the coil, points, etc are OK you will not see any real difference.
It is not too hard to measure the curve with a timing light; search the archives!
It is not too hard to measure the curve with a timing light; search the archives!
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You won't gain any power whatsoever with an HEI over a stock points-type distruibutor in a near-stock engine. The power you get out of the engine is determined by the advance curve - not by the voltage applied to the plug. A stock distributor can be set up easily with an optimum curve, allowing it to outperform virtually any aftermarket distributor. And you don't need a PerTronix or other electronic conversion to do it...
Lars
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You won't gain any power whatsoever with an HEI over a stock points-type distruibutor in a near-stock engine. The power you get out of the engine is determined by the advance curve - not by the voltage applied to the plug. A stock distributor can be set up easily with an optimum curve, allowing it to outperform virtually any aftermarket distributor. And you don't need a PerTronix or other electronic conversion to do it...
Lars
Lars
Amen! Thank you Brother Lars!plasticman
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Jeez, it must be nuclear-powered - they claim it adds 50 ft-lbs. of torque at 4000 rpm, and 110 ft-lbs. at 5000 rpm (or the Chinese haven't figured out how to make graphs yet)
It's an HEI and won't fit under your shielding.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Drago...spagenameZWDVW
It's an HEI and won't fit under your shielding.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Drago...spagenameZWDVW
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