Electrical Tfi distributior carburetor

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mercurycapri

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I have 82 mustang with a 302 from the wrecking yard and it came with a TFI distributor. Motor came from a Lincoln. When I bought my car ten years ago allot of the wiring had been cut. I used a hei distributor with the previous motor which I don’t have any more. Question is can I make the TFI distributor work? I have a coil and it has the module on the distributor. Thanks for any help.

 

General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair

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• Jul 29, 2020

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No the tfi distributor will not work without the computer/wiring

 

7991LXnSHO

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Are you sure it is a TFI instead of Duraspark in 1982? The simple HEI module conversions I was recently reading about were for a 1985 Duraspark distributor.

 

90sickfox

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I drive around for a few years with a TFI distributor and a carburetor. It worked and drove well. Not as well as having computer controlled timing but most people would not have known. I fo not advise it because it's not the right way to do it. Those gm style HEI distributors are pretty cheap.

 

7991LXnSHO

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The HEI conversion on the pre EFI distributors look simple, (4 wires!), effective and cheap. That’s why I’m hoping this is a Duraspark distributor. You have to have a heat sink and thermal paste to keep the module from overheating, but that’s a good idea for a TFI module, too.