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Mr_cad3

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  • Oct 25, 2018
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This is probably a pretty stupid question but could I put a mechanical advance distributor in a 88 gt. I got a box of 5.0 goodies from a friend and there is a nice Mallory billet distributor that I would love to use
 

Blown88GT

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  • Oct 25, 2018
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No, won't work. ECU needs signal from stock distributor to control advance.
 

General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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There are no stupid questions, just stupid answers.
like 'yes you can put it in but it won't work'
 

Mr_cad3

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Thanks guys it was worth asking
 
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