Track Boss Cleveland block inches forward...

could you give some insight into this distributor?

nice looking piece

http://www.swartzracingmanifol...stributors/index.htm

here's my 'one off' i got from a tool & die maker he made for the 671 set-up i got from him

Its a thing of beauty Tim!

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Originally posted by 4V & Proud:
nice looking piece

http://www.swartzracingmanifol...stributors/index.htm

here's my 'one off' i got from a tool & die maker he made for the 671 set-up i got from him

It does indeed look a grand bit of Kit But am I allowed to ask why?

Whats the advantage over the original simple Ford unit?

I have to say it looks a complex way of sparking.

the Ford distributor in the front of the engine tends to foul dual quads, tunnel rams & blowers

the old chevy's big & small got away with the skinny Vertex mag sticking up as high as needed

not sure why Tim's interested yet, could have something to do with the EFI manifold he's cobbling on?

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Originally posted by Peter Fenlon:

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Originally posted by 4V & Proud:
nice looking piece

http://www.swartzracingmanifol...stributors/index.htm

here's my 'one off' i got from a tool & die maker he made for the 671 set-up i got from him

It does indeed look a grand bit of Kit But am I allowed to ask why?

Whats the advantage over the original simple Ford unit?

I have to say it looks a complex way of sparking.

There is no room for the distributor in its original location with some induction set ups.

For instance, the Boss 302's that were run in Trans-Am in '69 used two Holley Dominator carbs mounted sideways on an individual runner intake manifold similar to a tunnel ram.

The linkage for the front carb went where the distributor cap normally would be located.

The solution was an offset distributor like this one that relocated the cap to the side.

With a GMC blower it is likely that there is the same issue.

The only other way would be to go distributorless with ignition firing done by a crank trigger.


I don't have any good pictures of that set up but as I recall GP does or did?

If you go to this link and click on the pictures there is a nice engine shot that shows the offset distributor under the front carb. The pictures are "right protected" so I can't copy them and repost them here.

http://www.hotrod.com/articles...-mustang-boss-302-2/

Here is a picture from a previous post. See how the distributor is offset?

Thanks for the reply.
The distributor is being used on a tunnel ram.
As explained, there is really tight place a big cap just don't fit.