DeTomaso Mailing List: March 2000, Message #226

Another clearance distance to keep in mind is to the air cleaner.
My Mallory Unilite is taller than the stock distributor and touches 
my drop bases air cleaner case.  

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> From: 	Paul Timko[SMTP:thedrol@mediaone.net]
> Reply To: 	Paul Timko
> Sent: 	Tuesday, March 07, 2000 1:19 PM
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	Re: Distributor?
> 
> That would be nice.  I'm in the same boat, looking for a new distributor.
> I
> have my old one and the OD on the cap is 4".  But my old one is an
> electronic version, not a points version.  The catalog says that the 8350
> is
> 5/8" smaller than the stock distributor, but it looks to me like it is
> 3/4"
> bigger.  I can measure the height this evening.  It looks like 4.5"
> diameter
> is just about the max before it would interfere with my Edelbrock dual
> plane
> intake.  I have 2V heads and a 2V intake, so this might be different with
> 4V
> heads and intake.
> 
> Paul
> #9270
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Cars5244@aol.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 11:39 AM
> Subject: Distributor?
> 
> 
> > Can anyone tell me the size or Max size..dia. and height of a pantera
> > distributor? My engine is out and I am starting from scratch. I am
> looking
> at
> > a MSD 8350 that appears to be 4.5 dia. and 9" high to top of cap from
> block
> > flange.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Skip
> >
> 
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