best distributor for the buck

rumblefish360 said

I have heard excellent reports from the Davis Unified Ignition (DUI), MSD's fully electronic adjustable unit, also Mallory. (MSD just purchased them) A few others as well.

As a basic easy upgrade over stock using the stock style parts, I would run a MP chrome box or a FBO set up. Recurve the factory distributor. But you can do better.

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Hi rob,

I like the concept of the DUI setup, however it uses the big bulky GM HEI cap setup. I have heard of folks having problems with these GM style setups hitting intake manifolds on small block mopars. This is why i prefer to use the mopar dist, and fire it with the gm module either remote mounted, or the custom mount i have that mounts the module right to the bottom of a mopar V8 distributor next to the vac advance.

Check out www.designed2drive.com for these mounting plates. I bought one for my small block distributor and am very pleased with the install. I had to file off a bit of casting flash on the distributor body to make the adaptor sit flush, and tap the dist drain holes with i think an 8-32 tap for the 2 HEI mount plate mounting screws.

This is an inexpensive adaptor kit that fits good and looks nice. Comes with all the hardware, spade terminals, heat shrink, and detailed instructions on how to wire it up. All for $25 shipped.

For those who say the module needs to be mounted away from the engine, you are wrong. The module was designed to be inside a distributor in the first place. That is a hot environment, plus you want the module as close to the dist pickup as possible.

Matt