MSD Distributor
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MSD Distributor
Has anyone hooked up an MDS distributor?
My 69 BB 435 was bought with a Mallory dual point and its time for it to go. The dual point is using the black and yellow wires for ignition. I have the TI pink/gray wire taped out of the way. Which wires do I use?
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My 69 BB 435 was bought with a Mallory dual point and its time for it to go. The dual point is using the black and yellow wires for ignition. I have the TI pink/gray wire taped out of the way. Which wires do I use?
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Burning Brakes
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Their catalogue and web site it pretty clear which of their distributors require the box and which doesn't. I replaced the HEI in my 77 and it didn't require the box. Pull the old one out, replace the wires exactly as they came off the old distributor and I was up and running. I changed mine because mine needed to be rebuilt and I wanted the ease of changing the advance curve that this distributor seemed to offer.
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I was wondering if one set of wires is prefered over the other. Which is used if I was replacing TI distributor? Thats what it was built with from GM. Guess I'll confer with MSD. Yes it will require the spark box.
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You should FIX! your car correctly if it is a "true" 435HP Vette. The T.I. ignition is a good system as long as "Bubba" hasn't destroyed it (it can be properly rebuilt by knowledgeable people.). Here is a link to the #1 T.I. guy in the world, give Dave a Email and fix your car right, don't "Bubba" it again! Here's the link: http://www.tispecialty.com/index.html
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Originally Posted by Solid LT1
You should FIX! your car correctly if it is a "true" 435HP Vette. The T.I. ignition is a good system as long as "Bubba" hasn't destroyed it (it can be properly rebuilt by knowledgeable people.). Here is a link to the #1 T.I. guy in the world, give Dave a Email and fix your car right, don't "Bubba" it again! Here's the link: http://www.tispecialty.com/index.html
My post indicates that I bought it with a Mallory dual point in it so this should give the clue. I have a 435 3x2 in it but theres way to much to put back in it.
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