msd = ford

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  1. dirt racer

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    Has anyone hooked a ford electronic distributor up to an MSD box. I noticed that the pickup and wheel inside are almost identical to an MSD unit.
    I was figuring i could recurve the distributor (anyone know of a good curve for a 351w) and hide the MSD box. Leave the stock box in the engine compartment for all to see.:evilsmile
    Just wondering.
     
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    you could put it in the dash , or under the cowl....


    and yes it should work with your stock dizzy
     
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    What eddie said. It'll work fine. And, yes, I know of a good timing curve...


    I did a whole write up on re-curving a duraspark distributor a while back on this site IIRC...don't think it's around anymore. It's simple.
     
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    Yes, I have. MSD actually makes a harness to plug right in to a Duraspark distributor.
     
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    the sneaky guys at msd used a 2 wire ford pickup (the parts for my duraspark and pro billet are the same parts) >:)
     
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    i have a pro billet , man that thing is sweet:D
     
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    Ive got a old dizzy machine, what kinda #s for a good starting point. The 2 dist. i have seem to have different springs, one might be close for a start.

    Oh and thanks yaall for the confirmation of my question.
     
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