AEM Engine Position Sensor 30-3253

As an alternative, you might look for a cranck trigger wheel/sensor solution. Electromotive for instance has such.

Chance, the easiest way to generate cam and crank signals is to use an Accel dual sync distributor for a 351C. Since you mentioned the AEM unit, I assume you want to go distributorless. You can buy a new top for the Accel unit that does away with the distributor cap: www.autotrendefi.com/distributor_cap.html. The other option is to use a crank trigger wheel (and sensor) to generate the crank signal and a cam synchronizer to generate the cam sync signal. The photo below is of an OEM Ford 302 Explorer camshaft synchronizer. Price Motorsport (www.pricemotorsport.com) has been working on producing a billet version of the 302 cam synchronizer, specifically designed and manufactured for the 351C and 351W. It uses an OEM Ford signal generator, of which there are both Hall Effect and VR versions. I'm told it will be ready for sale in the coming weeks.

For my Cleveland engine I cut a Windsor assembly in half & retained the top Windsor section.
And grafted onto it the Cleveland lower section.
A bit of Tig welding & machining required.
Also running a crank angle sensor which is a simple bracket welded onto the alternator/Air con mount for the sensor.
The chopper wheel, (Trigger wheel) clamps between the harmonic balancer & the pulley.

regards,
Tony

Thanks for the responses. David, yes I do want to go distributorless. I've talked to Bill Price about 3 months ago and he was close to having a product then. Also, a couple of weeks ago I did pick up an Explorer cam sync just to see what it would take to convert it. I have it now and have considered that as well. There is probably a little more accuracy in pulling the signal from the crank and the cam seperately then pulling both signals from the cam. I was just considering the AEM unit because it seemed to be an easier way to accomplish my goal. I may just save my money and get the tig welder and lathe fired up and convert the cam sync that I have from the Explorer. Thanks again.

I've used MSD's cam sync. They dont advertise them for Cs anymore but according to them the only difference between their C and W was the gear they installed. I dont recall the shaft diameter but C gears are available in any case. 351c distributor configuration is shared with 429/460 so any advertised for those should work as well.

For comparison, here's a Mallory 351C distributor next to the MSD 351W cam sync. As always, you'll need to check signal compatability with what you are using.

Kelly

About a year ago, I wrote here that Price Motorsport was working on a billet, 351C version of the 302 Explorer cam synchronizer. I'm happy to report it's now available, as evidenced by the photo of the one I received from them last week. PME supplies it with an OEM sensor (Hall Effect or VR) and one of the new super Poly-Ultra-Carbon Composite distributor gears.

Very cool. My Dad's name is Bill Price, but not that Bill Price...

FAST also has a dual-sync distributor for the 351C/460 that doesn't give you distributorless ignition, but it does allow for full sequential EFI when used with their XFI computer.

Accel also makes a dual sync distributor for the 351C. If you've been using one and decide to go distributorless, a billet top is available, to replace the cap.

If you're going distributorless and need both a cam and crank signal, but don't want to go to the trouble of installing a trigger wheel and pickup for the crank signal, Mallory now makes a dual sync sensor for the 351W. All you'd need to do, to use it in a 351C, is swap the gear.

I ended up capping my distributor and laser cutting my own trigger wheel:

Just for info the Price Motorsports unit is not yet available with a poly gear. Their supplier is still testing and advise it will be a few months before production. For what it is worth I was told the same thing a year ago. Price can provide it with a steel gear however.

Forest, that's correct. The manufacturer of the poly gears has done one production run of 351C/460 gears but the entire run was spoken for before it happened. Most of the gears went to various engine builders for durability testing. I'm told there have been ZERO problems or issues with the poly gears.

I was lucky enough to get one from the initial run but there won't be any more until the next production run. That's a 351C/460 poly gear on the PME cam synchronizer in the photo I posted earlier in this thread, as well as in the photo below. I'm also told the manufacturer won't be selling the poly 351C/460 gears to Jeg's, Summit, etc., at least initially, so Price Motorsports will be one of the few sources.