Distributor help
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Distributor help
So a few months back I picked up a '78 vette. And I am getting ready to do a full tune up on it (all fluids, plugs wires etc.). But I was thinking about replacing the current distributor for a better one. Now im not to firmiliar with them so what would you guys think would be a good replacement. Now keep in mind thats its some what a daily driver when the weater is nice. So I don't need anything race like or fancy. Was thinking something from MSD.
Also Summit Racing has this Top End Engine Kit. You guys think its worth it. I know the power wont be much if any. But I was thinking along the lines of swapping out the old parts for new ones.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sme-k-355-400
Also Summit Racing has this Top End Engine Kit. You guys think its worth it. I know the power wont be much if any. But I was thinking along the lines of swapping out the old parts for new ones.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sme-k-355-400
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Its a lot of parts for the money. If someone has a totally stock engine and wants to do all those parts in one fell swoop then its a good deal imho. Not sure why you say power won't be much if any? as far as the distributor, unless someone has a real race machine, I'm not sure the MSD distributors are worth the extra money over a $125 stock accel type. I do have the $100 MSD wires though on my pig....lol
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You've already got a better one. Shiny billet units with flame red paint won't make your car go faster.
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See my post #8 and comments on this subject here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...aken-here.html
You have nothing at all to gain by swapping out the distributor. Set up the one you have with a proper curve.
Lars
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...aken-here.html
You have nothing at all to gain by swapping out the distributor. Set up the one you have with a proper curve.
Lars
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Aside from the money drain, is there a drawback to going to an aftermarket setup? I went to the MSD Digital HEI module so that I'd have a rev limiter and square-wave tach output for data logging. Works good so far, with 15 minutes on it. 
