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Ignition ??????

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mirage86

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My car is an 86 (4 cyl) that has been converted to a 302. I've been reading in the Haynes manual about ignitions. According to the manual, the dist in my car is for fuel injected cars (TFI-IV). (On the side of the dist is a module that has three prongs that fit into the dist (bottom side) and a 6-wire harness that plugs into it.) The kicker is that mine is carbed. I talked to a buddy and he says that this is not possible and does not see how the car is even running. He looked at the module and stated that it was from an EFI motor. Just looking for more opinions because this may be the root of my problem (At 3000 rpm, cars starts spitting and sputtering till you get the rpms down). Also, will an ignition set up (MSD) be the best way to fix this.

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I don't know what the my engine came out, but it is an older model. If I'm reading the manual right, I've got an EFI dist in a carbed motor. I did not do the swap, I bought it this way and the old man sold it as an original 5.0 and I was stupid enough to not research it more before the buy. (But for $600, I took the bait). Friend said that my engine should have the dist with the vac advance attached to it and an ignition box. I see that type in the manual for the Duraspark ignition.
 

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I dont understand what u mean... are you saying u have a distributor from an 85 or earlier 302? In a newer 302 (EFI)?
 

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I guess what I'm wanting to know is what probs would be caused by an EFI dist in a carbed motor?
 

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not exactly sure, why dont u just switch it out with someone that has a carbed motor like urself and see if that solves ur problem... or buy a used one online from like an 85 or earlier stang 302.
 

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i think you motor wouldnt be able to advance it self so youll have to run timing locked out in your case i think it is locked probaly way to low
 

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www.woodfins.com has a distributor for an 85 mustang 302 for $71.94 with a one year warranty plus shipping.
 
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