Crank Trigger Distributor, Red — Ford 289/302, Race Application
Nothing under the cap but a rotor. That is the point. This distributor has one job: carry spark from your ignition to the plugs while the crank trigger handles timing. No advance assembly; no pickup - and as MSD puts it; the only thing under the cap is a rotor. That is exactly why the cap assembly sits so low. It is built for racing service; with a ball bearing pressed into the housing to guide a polished; QPQ-coated shaft. The Rynite-molded Ford-style cap and wire retainer keeps plug wire routing organized instead of flopping around at rpm.
Install Level: Advanced - crank trigger ignition system
Race application.
Requires an MSD crank trigger and an MSD ignition control.
Bronze gear supplied for race cam applications.
Standard-height Ford housing; cast intake manifolds work as they should.
Ignition coil not included.
Nothing under the cap but a rotor. That is the point.
A race-application distributor for Ford 289 and 302 engines already running an MSD crank trigger — no advance assembly, no pickup, and a low-profile Rynite cap that clears busy intake setups. Bronze gear supplied. Listed red in the spec table.
This distributor has one job: carry spark from your ignition to the plugs while the crank trigger handles timing. There is no advance assembly and no pickup inside, and as MSD puts it, the only thing under the cap is a rotor. That is exactly why the cap assembly sits so low.
It is built for racing service. A ball bearing is pressed into the housing to guide the polished steel shaft, and the shaft carries a QPQ coating for friction reduction. MSD tops it with their Rynite-molded Ford-style cap and wire retainer, so plug wire routing stays organized instead of flopping around at rpm.
Every distributor is supplied with a bronze gear for race cam applications. The housing is standard-height Ford, so cast intake manifolds work as they should. Red is the confirmed difference from 83795, which MSD lists in black.
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. With no advance and no pickup, it cannot time the engine on its own.
- Gear: Bronze, listed for race cam applications.
- Color: Red per the spec table. The black version is part number 83795.
- Emissions: Code 4 — racing use only, for unregistered competition vehicles. Prop 65 warning.
Finish: red 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.
