Black Pro-Billet Distributor — Ford 289/302, CARB E.O. D-40-39
Machined to a thousandth. Finished in black. MSD runs every housing through CNC mills and lathes; and after a long series of precise cuts the billet becomes a distributor housing accurate to within 0.001 inch. Flex-free; lightweight; no porosity; no weak areas. This one wears black anodizing over that work - all the performance of the Pro-Billet line in a finish that sits back instead of drawing the eye. And it carries C.A.R.B. E.O. D-40-39; so the build stays legal where that matters.
Install Level: Intermediate - distributor swap; timing must be set
Requires an MSD 6; 7 or 8 Series ignition control - sold separately.
C.A.R.B. E.O. D-40-39; Emission Code 1.
Ships with a cast iron gear - match gear material to your camshaft.
Ignition coil not included.
Machined to a thousandth. Finished in black.
A black anodized Pro-Billet distributor for Ford 289 and 302, machined on CNC mills and lathes to within 0.001 inch — and listed with C.A.R.B. E.O. D-40-39. Requires an MSD 6, 7, or 8 Series ignition control.
The machining is the story here. MSD uses state-of-the-art CNC mills and lathes on every housing, and after a long series of precise cuts the billet is formed into a distributor housing accurate to within 0.001 inch. Those flex-free housings are lightweight, with no porosity or weak areas.
This one wears black anodizing over that work. All the performance of the Pro-Billet line, now in black for your Ford — the finish you want when the ignition should sit back instead of drawing the eye.
The internals are the same ones MSD builds for street cruising, stock cars, dragsters, boats, and trucks. A maintenance-free magnetic pickup and precision reluctor create stable trigger signals, and a QPQ-coated steel shaft rides a sealed ball bearing for smooth operation at all rpm. Listed with C.A.R.B. E.O. D-40-39 and Emission Code 1 — 50-state legal when used per the application guide.
What's In the Box
The distributor and what ships with it:
- x1 Black Anodized Pro-Billet Distributor — CNC Billet Housing, Accurate to Within 0.001"
- x1 Distributor Cap
- x1 Rotor
- x1 Cast Iron Gear, Melonized QPQ Coated
- Advance Springs and Stop Bushings
- Not included: ignition coil, MSD ignition control
- Fits: Ford 289 / 302.
- Requires: an MSD 6, 7, or 8 Series ignition control, sold separately.
- Housing: CNC Billet Aluminum, accurate to within 0.001". Color: Black Anodized per the spec table.
- Gear: Cast Iron, Melonized QPQ — a hydraulic roller cam generally calls for a steel gear.
- Emissions: Code 1, C.A.R.B. E.O. D-40-39 — 50-state legal per the application guide. Prop 65 warning.
CNC billet housing - accurate to within 0.001 inch
Finish: black anodized
Maintenance-free magnetic pickup and precision reluctor
QPQ-coated steel shaft on a sealed ball bearing
Cast iron gear - Melonized QPQ coated
Advance springs and stop bushings included
C.A.R.B. E.O. D-40-39; Emission Code 1
Includes: distributor; cap; rotor; cast iron gear; advance springs and stop bushings
Not included: ignition coil; MSD ignition control
Requires an MSD 6; 7 or 8 Series ignition control.
Cast iron gear - MSD reserves steel gears for hydraulic roller camshafts.
