AntiRiceRacing

Okay well ive had this mustang for about a little over a month now, ever since i had it it had a stuttering problem, also when i got it, it would smoke some from unburnt fuel, so i had it retimed and the smoke went away and the stutter went to a minimum but was still there, after letting it sit for about 2 weeks, i start it, let it warm up, and its smoking again. Took off the distributor cap today and saw this, my dad said its fried, which was pretty obvious to me, and my friend said it looked like my ignition was ****ed because it wasnt firing at the right time? What can you tell by looking at the pictures? I didnt resize them so you can see them better. If you cant tell its slightly melted where the black marks are. I have a all mallory ignition along with a ton of other work done to the car. What do you think is the problem?

AntiRiceRacing

Anyone?

Portmaster

It's the price of a high performance ignition and hot coil. Swap the cap with another MSD cap and rotor. Throw a new set of plugs in it while you are at it. You want the major jump of spark at the plug and not inside the cap.You can just about bet the plug wire on that one terminal is trashed. Replace the wires and put some dielectric grease on the towers and at the plugs.

Put a temp gauge on your car before you have a problem and don't realize you are burning up your engine and put a grommet in the side of the dist where the pickup wires exit so it doesn't wear through the wires and leave you stranded

Welcome to the world of hot rodding, lol

AntiRiceRacing

Its all mallory stuff, and it has the hyfire ignition and the pro master coil, do i need to change those? I was already planning on buying a new cap, rotor and plugs, but ill add plug wires to the list too. But can you tell if my ignition is fvcked by that picture? My buddy said it looks like its firing at the wrong time because of all the back spots, is this true? Or are the black spots "normal"?

LCBlackDep183

have you checked the timing, what are you running w/what kind of fuel..

Mod list would be helpful.

AntiRiceRacing

Not sure what the timing is at, i always run premium in it.

Mods list:


-All forged internals
-e303 cam
-edelbrock victor jr high rise intake
-holley 700 double pumper
-holley fuel regulator
-russel fuel pressure gauge
-mallory pro billet distributor
-mallory hyfire ignition
-mallory pro master coil
-ford racing spark plug wires
-random dress up parts
-all braided fuel line
-bbk shorty headers
-bbk x pipe
-flowmaster mufflers dumped before the rear axle
-bbk sub frame connectors
-rci 8 gallon fuel cell
-holley fuel pump
-professional products powerflow fuel filter
-traction bars
-5" tach with shift light
-t5 trans with drag clutch and hurst pistol grip shifter
-spooled 8.8 rear end with 3.73 gears.

LCBlackDep183

WELL I'm not a big carb guy... But I would think that would be the place to start, and check the timing of course.

Maybe someone with more carb experience could give some input, but the timing could be an issues, especially since you're not sure what it's at...

Do you know how the cam is degreed?

AntiRiceRacing

Also have no idea. Just got the car maybe a month and a half ago as it sits...

AntiRiceRacing

Does anyone know what cap and rotor i need for a mallory billiet? I found only 1 cap that looks like it would fit my distributor on jegs, and it says it fits a whole bunch of different series, but i dont know what series mine is?

zebo87

i think that cam is 220 deg if thats what you meant. im not sure.