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Whats a good distributor for the 5.0?

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gnx547

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Whats a good after market distributor for the 5.0? What distributor do you guys use?
 
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El_CUCUY

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i have an MSD pro billet dizzy...Has been pretty good to me untill the pick up coil gave out on it. I didn't know what was the problem so i had the module tested and it came back fine. I had to call msd tech line and they asked me what was going on and they said it was the pickup coil..6 dollars later and she was running like a champ.
 

HISSIN50

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Unless you're spinning high RPM, the stocker does well for many.

I haven't come across an aftermarket piece that seemed really awesome.

Good luck.
 

Ike83

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MSD all the way!
 

BigHairyMonkey

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i hear good things about accel
 

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I just shipped my 6 month old MSD back to the retailer with a bad PIP sensor...gonna give MSD one more shot and if it craps out again, gonna try a Billitech.
 
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86bluecobra

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I had no issues with my MSD stuff but I did have issues with the Holley brand dizzy. I like my MSD piece. But as stated if you know what to do with dizzy's then the stock piece can be used to get you great times.
 
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Shopping Thread

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gnx547

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Mr Grim said:
I just shipped my 6 month old MSD back to the retailer with a bad PIP sensor...gonna give MSD one more shot and if it craps out again, gonna try a Billitech.
Click to expand...

whats a pip sensor?
 

HISSIN50

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gnx547 said:
whats a pip sensor?
Click to expand...

It lets you know if Gladys' friends are in the area.

Or it might be a sensor in the base of the dizzy which relates piston-displacement to the computer (where the pistons are, so it can fire spark and fuel at the right time). Kinda important.

Good luck.
 

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HISSIN50 said:
Or it might be a sensor in the base of the dizzy which relates piston-displacement to the computer (where the pistons are, so it can fire spark and fuel at the right time). Kinda important.
Click to expand...

Doesn't sound very imortant to me.
 
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