Msd Dist.
04-05-2009, 10:07 PM
#1
Msd Dist.
Just got myself a new 6al ignition control box, Blaster 2 coil, and Pro billet distributor. My question is, I had a mechanic from a mustang shop tell me that I had a 50-50 chance of the distributor not working on my 5.0, can anyone tell me why he would say that. Or is he just blowing smoke...
04-06-2009, 07:58 AM
#2
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SC
Posts: 2,401
If it's for a 5.0 and it has the hyd roller cam gear youll be fine. If you bought it new post up the part number. If you bought it used you can swap on a new dist drive gear in a matter of minutes. He's not blowing smoke but he's wasn't clear about why.
04-06-2009, 10:41 PM
#3
Yea i bought it new, believe the model is an 8456. Sayss it's specifically for my model, so not too worried, mainly just wondering why he'd say that, unless he thought i might have just gotten "a" msd distributor hoping it would work
04-07-2009, 09:28 PM
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04-07-2009, 10:36 PM
#6
The Rogue Mod
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Maryland Sucka's!!
Posts: 21,918
I had one, it blew out the module in the first 2 weeks. The first time I was in the middle of a pass at the drag strip. I replaced the module and it blew it out again. I sent the distributor back to summit for a refund 4 years ago and have been running the stock one ever since w/ no issues. I'm not the only one that has experienced this.
G/L w/ w/e you decide to do.
G/L w/ w/e you decide to do.
04-13-2009, 12:55 PM
#8
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 23
haha funny you mention this I'm running the exact same setup and had the same problem as PRO50SC, with the exception that mine went the first time I took it out, and it works fine except when the car warms up, then it dies and has 0 spark, took the MSD out, put the factory back in, runs fine.
04-13-2009, 01:47 PM
#9
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: cape giradeau,mo
Posts: 8,872
dang talk about bad apples here..in 8yrs i had one module go out,and my dads stock distributor went through 4 in 5 yrs..replaced it with my old stock one and never had any trouble..btw he has had his since new in 1989...he did have a few ignition/ground/electrical problems when the first one was in..after he did all the recall fixes,and my distributor at the same time<msd module was on it> who knows what actually happened or didn't happen.
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