Vacuum advance removal, is it possible?

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Is it possible to remove for good the vacuum advance canister from a new MP distributor? I do not use it. And the darn thing makes it a royal pain to get to the hold down bolt. Would be nice to just have it gone. If not is there a plug and play distributor with out one that works with the Mopar electronic set up??? Thanks!!

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You can remove it. Need to mark the position of the plate at idle and either braze,JB weld or some other method to keep the advance plate locked down.
But it sounds to me like you need to tune the total amount of vacuum advance you are getting. If you are at all interested in fuel economy, even with your hot rod, it might pay to experiment with different vac advance diaphragms. I believe they are stamped on the arm to indicate different amounts of travel, and therefore different amounts of advance they provide. Or else find a way to limit or tune the total amount of travel in the vac advance diaphragm arm or the plate itself so you can increase or reduce the total advance added by the diaphragm.
You can also change the rate at which the diaphragm opens by means of an allen key inside the vac hose stem. There's a set screw inside the diaphragm to increase or decrease the tension on the diaphragm spring. Sort of like putting a heavier or lighter spring in a Holley vacuum secondary diaphragm