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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 08:52 AM
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Default MSD Distributor with pump drive?

Does anyone know of a small cap MSD distributor with a gear drive on the base to run the cable to a stock Rochester fuel injection unit?

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There are some distributors with tach drives. The gears and the cable fittings, however, are too small to support the power load imposed by the high pressure FI pump.

AFAIK, no one makes a distributor which, as manufactured, would drive an FI pump successfully.

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Jim, Thanks for the response.
I have also made an inquiry to MSD, but I have not heard back yet.

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