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Old May 1, 2012 | 05:38 AM
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I currently have a 1965 ford pickup with a 1995 mustang engine in it, I have the distributor that i took from my old motor which was a 69 and has points and was looking to convert to electronic ignition. if anyone has any ideas about either swapping for a newer style distributor or a conversion kit it would be greatly appreciated.
Old Jul 5, 2013 | 12:32 PM
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Does the Mustang Engine have a EDIS or distributor start?
Old Jul 5, 2013 | 10:11 PM
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There are several good ways to update your old distributor, just do a web search.....
Old Jul 6, 2013 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ZayKinkade
Does the Mustang Engine have a EDIS or distributor start?
you obviously don't know 79-95 specs/history on the 302 equipped stangs

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Old Jul 6, 2013 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Shane5891
I currently have a 1965 ford pickup with a 1995 mustang engine in it, I have the distributor that i took from my old motor which was a 69 and has points and was looking to convert to electronic ignition. if anyone has any ideas about either swapping for a newer style distributor or a conversion kit it would be greatly appreciated.
you can't use that distributor unless you put a steel gear on it for the roller cam, and if you did you can convert the points via a PETRONIX elec conversion , then after that dune the mechanical and vac advance portion, or just grab a distridutor off an 84-85 carbed mustang and a coil and the duraspark ignition box as well and wire it all up and presto, you have elec ignition.
Old Jul 6, 2013 | 08:20 PM
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I changed my 68 302 points dizzy for a duraspark II system and it cost me less than 150 bucks for the coil dizzy spark box and resistor all new at autozone. There was a choice on the dizzy for a steel or cast gear and since the cam I used was a non roller I used cast , but for the roller cam you need steel for sure. Wiring up the box was pretty straight forward using a diagram I found on line for the blue tab box.
Old Jul 6, 2013 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by mjr46
you can't use that distributor unless you put a steel gear on it for the roller cam, and if you did you can convert the points via a PETRONIX elec conversion , then after that dune the mechanical and vac advance portion, or just grab a distridutor off an 84-85 carbed mustang and a coil and the duraspark ignition box as well and wire it all up and presto, you have elec ignition.
This is the way I'd do it.......
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