Crank Trigger Distributor, Black — Ford 289/302, Race Application
Same race build. Blacked out. Running a crank trigger on your 289 or 302? This is the piece that finishes the system. The trigger sets timing at the crankshaft; this distributor carries the spark to the plugs. Nothing more - which is exactly why it is built the way it is. No advance assembly. No pickup. The cap sits low and clears tall intakes and linkage that stop a conventional distributor cold. A ball bearing pressed into the housing guides a polished QPQ-coated shaft; and the Rynite-molded Ford-style cap and wire retainer keeps the plug wires off the manifold.
Install Level: Advanced - crank trigger ignition system
Race application.
Requires an MSD crank trigger and an MSD ignition control.
Bronze gear supplied - listed for race cam applications.
Standard-height Ford housing; cast intake manifolds work as they should.
Ignition coil not included.
Same race build. Blacked out.
The black version of MSD's Ford 289 and 302 crank trigger distributor — no advance assembly, no pickup, low-profile Rynite cap, bronze gear supplied. Requires an MSD crank trigger and an MSD ignition control.
Running a crank trigger on your 289 or 302? This is the piece that finishes the system. The trigger sets timing at the crankshaft and this distributor carries the spark to the plugs — nothing more, which is exactly why it is built the way it is.
No advance assembly and no pickup inside means the cap sits low and clears tall intakes and linkage a conventional distributor runs into. A ball bearing pressed into the housing guides a polished, QPQ-coated steel shaft for long life and high rpm stability, and MSD's Rynite-molded Ford-style cap and wire retainer keeps the plug wires clear of the manifold.
A bronze gear is supplied with every distributor, listed by MSD for race cam applications, and the standard-height Ford housing means cast intake manifolds work as they should. Black is the confirmed difference from part number 8379, which MSD lists in red.
What's In the Box
The distributor and what ships with it:
- x1 Crank Trigger Distributor — Standard-Height Ford Housing, Pressed Ball Bearing, QPQ-Coated Shaft
- x1 Rynite-Molded Ford-Style Cap and Wire Retainer
- x1 Rotor
- x1 Bronze Gear
- Not included: ignition coil, MSD crank trigger, MSD ignition control
- Fits: Ford 289 / 302.
- Requires: an MSD crank trigger and an MSD ignition control. It cannot control timing by itself.
- Gear: Bronze, listed for race cam applications.
- Color: Black per the spec table. The red version is part number 8379.
- Emissions: Code 4 — racing use only, for unregistered competition vehicles. Prop 65 warning.
Finish: black per the spec table
No advance assembly; no pickup - crank trigger controlled
Low-profile Rynite-molded Ford-style cap and wire retainer
Standard-height Ford housing
Ball bearing pressed into the housing; polished QPQ-coated steel shaft
Bronze gear - listed for race cam applications
Includes: distributor; Rynite cap and wire retainer; rotor; bronze gear
Not included: ignition coil; MSD crank trigger; MSD ignition control
Requires an MSD crank trigger and an MSD ignition control.
Bronze gear - listed for race cam applications.
