E-Curve Ready-to-Run Distributor, Steel Gear — Ford 289/302
Dial the curve with a screwdriver. Not a spring kit. Per MSD's instruction sheet for the 85031; you program the electronic timing advance curve by adjusting two rotary switches under the cap. No spring kit. No bench time. No pulling it apart to change your mind. The numbers come from that same sheet: 34 degrees of total timing change - 25 from the electronic advance; with another 9 available on vacuum. The rev limiter dials from 5;000 to 10;000 rpm under the cap and rotor. Underneath it is Pro-Billet Ready-to-Run hardware with the Ford gear problem already solved.
Install Level: Intermediate - distributor swap; timing curve set by rotary switches
E-Curve advance is set by two rotary switches under the cap.
Rev limiter adjustable from 5;000 to 10;000 rpm by rotary dial under the cap and rotor.
Steel gear installed - hydraulic roller camshafts.
No MSD ignition control required.
Cap listed red in the spec table.
Ignition coil not included.
Dial the curve with a screwdriver. Not a spring kit.
A Ready-to-Run Pro-Billet distributor for Ford 289 and 302 with MSD's E-Curve electronic advance — programmed with two rotary switches under the cap, per MSD's instruction sheet. Steel gear installed, no ignition box required.
The E-Curve is the reason to buy this one. Per MSD's instruction sheet for the 85031, you program an electronic timing advance curve by adjusting two rotary switches under the distributor cap. No spring kit, no bench time, no pulling it apart to change your mind.
The numbers come from that same sheet. Total timing change achievable is 34 degrees — 25 from the electronic advance, with an additional 9 available with vacuum. The rev limiter is adjustable from 5,000 to 10,000 rpm by a rotary dial under the cap and rotor.
Underneath, it is Pro-Billet Ready-to-Run hardware with the Ford gear problem already solved. The steel gear is Melonized QPQ coated and installed, sparing you the pressed fit, the cross-drilling, and the gear-height setting. No ignition box required, so spark control stays inside the CNC machined billet housing.
What's In the Box
The distributor and what ships with it:
- x1 Pro-Billet Ready-to-Run Distributor — E-Curve Electronic Advance, CNC Billet Housing
- x1 Distributor Cap — listed red in the spec table
- x1 Rotor
- x1 Steel Gear, Melonized QPQ Coated, Installed
- Not included: ignition coil
- Fits: Ford 289 / 302 small block V8. Requires: no MSD ignition control.
- Advance: E-Curve electronic, set by two rotary switches under the cap. 34 degrees total — 25 electronic plus 9 with vacuum, per MSD's instruction sheet.
- Rev Limiter: Adjustable 5,000–10,000 rpm by rotary dial under the cap.
- Gear: Steel, Melonized QPQ — for hydraulic roller cams. A flat tappet cam needs a different gear.
- Emissions: Code 3 — non-emissions-controlled vehicles only. Prop 65 warning.
E-Curve electronic advance - two rotary switches under the cap
Total timing change: 34 degrees - 25 electronic plus 9 with vacuum
Adjustable rev limiter: 5;000 to 10;000 rpm; rotary dial under cap and rotor
Ready-to-Run - no ignition box required
CNC machined billet housing
Steel gear - Melonized QPQ coated; installed
Cap listed red in the spec table
Includes: distributor; cap; rotor; installed steel gear
Not included: ignition coil
Hydraulic roller camshafts - steel gear installed.
No MSD ignition control required.
