MSD Y-Block Ready-to-Run Distributor for Ford, Mercury and Chevrolet
Part # 8383
Features
- Advance plate and weights are fine blanked from chrome moly steel and QPQ coated for friction reduction
- Maintenance-free magnetic pickup and precision reluctor create stable trigger signals throughout the rpm range
- Housing is 5/8” smaller in diameter than stock Ford distributors
- No CARB Exemption Order Number
- Advance weight pins are staked and tig welded to the plate
- Polished steel shaft is QPQ coated and guided by a sealed ball bearing
- Simple and clean installation with only three wires to connect
- Supplied with small diameter cap with HEI style terminals and race rotor (will accept 8441 Cap-A-Dapt)
- Nylon pads ensure smooth operation of the advance weights
- Powerful built-in module produces a 7.5 amp single spark through high rpm• Easy-to-adjust mechanical advance with supplied springs and stop bushings
- CNC machined billet aluminum housing and billet aluminum base
- Mechanical advance assembly can be locked out for crank trigger systems
- Does not require an MSD Ignition Control
- Vacuum advance canister for improved economy (can be locked out)
- Now includes build-in rev limiter!
Description
The distributors also offer an easy-to-adjust mechanical advance assembly. Chromoly weights move smoothly on nylon pads and different advance springs and stop bushings are supplied so you can custom tailor a timing curve to match your engine's requirements.
Specifications
| Color | Red |
|---|---|
| Distributor Cap Included | Yes |
| Distributor Type | Ready To Run |
| Engine | Ford Y-Block |
| Gear | Cast Iron |
| Gear Material | Steel Melonized QPQ Coated |
| Grade Type | Performance |
| Ignition Box Required | No |
| Ignition Coil Included | No |
| Ignition Rotor Included | Yes |
| UPC / GTIN | 00085132083831 |
| Warranty | Manufacturer's Limited 1 Year Warranty |
| Year | Make | Model | Submodel | Engine | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Chevrolet | K20 Pickup | Base | 4.6L V8 | Ready to Run |
| 1964 - 1965 | Chevrolet | K20 Pickup | Base | 4.6L V8 | Ready to Run |
| 1955 - 1957 | Ford | Club | Base | 4.4L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1958 - 1959 | Ford | Club | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1955 - 1957 | Ford | Country Sedan | Base | 4.4L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1958 - 1962 | Ford | Country Sedan | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1955 - 1957 | Ford | Country Squire | Base | 4.4L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1958 - 1962 | Ford | Country Squire | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1956 | Ford | Courier Sedan Delivery | Base | 4.4L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1957 | Ford | Courier Sedan Delivery | Base | 4.4L V8, 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1958 | Ford | Courier Sedan Delivery | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1957 | Ford | Custom | Base | 4.4L V8, 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1957 | Ford | Custom 300 | Base | 4.4L V8, 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1958 - 1959 | Ford | Custom 300 | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1960 | Ford | Custom 300 | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready to Run |
| 1955 - 1956 | Ford | Customline | Base | 4.4L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1957 | Ford | Del Rio Wagon | Base | 4.4L V8, 4.8L V8, 5.1L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1958 | Ford | Del Rio Wagon | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1956 | Ford | F-100 | Base | 4.4L V8 | Ready to Run |
| 1957 | Ford | F-100 | Base | 4.4L V8, 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1958 - 1964 | Ford | F-100 | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1960 - 1964 | Ford | F-250 | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1960 - 1964 | Ford | F-350 | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1955 | Ford | Fairlane | Base | 4.4L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1956 | Ford | Fairlane | Base | 4.4L V8, 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1957 | Ford | Fairlane | 500, Base | 4.4L V8, 4.5L V8, 4.8L V8, 5.1L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1958 - 1961 | Ford | Fairlane | 500, Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1959 | Ford | Galaxie | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1960 | Ford | Galaxie | Base, Special | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1961 | Ford | Galaxie | Base, Club Victoria, Starliner, Sunliner, Town Victoria | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1962 | Ford | Galaxie | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1962 | Ford | Galaxie 500 | Sunliner, Victoria | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1955 | Ford | Mainline | Base | 4.4L V8, 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1956 | Ford | Mainline | Base | 4.4L V8, 4.8L V8, 5.1L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1956 | Ford | Park Lane Wagon | Base | 4.4L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1957 | Ford | Ranchero | Base, Custom | 4.4L V8, 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1958 | Ford | Ranchero | Base, Custom | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1959 | Ford | Ranchero | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1955 | Ford | Ranch Wagon | Base | 4.4L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1956 - 1957 | Ford | Ranch Wagon | Base | 4.4L V8, 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1958 - 1962 | Ford | Ranch Wagon | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1955 - 1957 | Ford | Skyliner | Base | 4.4L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1958 - 1959 | Ford | Skyliner | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1960 | Ford | Starliner | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1955 - 1957 | Ford | Sunliner | Base | 4.4L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1958 - 1960 | Ford | Sunliner | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1955 | Ford | Thunderbird | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1956 - 1957 | Ford | Thunderbird | Base | 4.8L V8, 5.1L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1958 | Ford | Thunderbird | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1955 - 1957 | Ford | Victoria | Base | 4.4L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1958 - 1960 | Ford | Victoria | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1960 | Mercury | Colony Park | Base | 5.1L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1961 - 1962 | Mercury | Colony Park | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1960 | Mercury | Commuter | Base | 5.1L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1961 | Mercury | Commuter | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1960 | Mercury | Country Cruiser | Base | 5.1L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1961 | Mercury | Meteor | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1960 | Mercury | Montclair | Base | 5.1L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1960 | Mercury | Monterey | Base | 5.1L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1961 | Mercury | Monterey | Base | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |
| 1962 | Mercury | Monterey | Base, Custom | 4.8L V8 | Ready-To-Run Distributor; Iron Gear;Not Legal For Use Or Sale On Pollution Controlled Vehicles; Ready to Run |