Ready-to-Run Distributor, Black Cap, Cast Iron Gear — Ford 289/302
$779.95
Ready-to-Run distributor for Ford 289/302 small blocks with a black cap and cast iron gear. Three wires and it runs, with a built-in 7.5 amp module, rev limiter and vacuum advance.
Install Level: Easy
Ignition coil not included.
Ships with a cast iron gear. Steel gears are for hydraulic roller cams.
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Three wires. Blacked out. No box.
The black cap, cast iron gear member of the Ford 289 and 302 Ready-to-Run family — everything needed to make spark lives inside the billet housing. Built-in 7.5 amp module, built-in rev limiter, and a vacuum advance canister.
MSD aims Ready-to-Run at bulky DuraSpark systems and ancient breaker point models, and the pitch is simple: drop it in the engine, connect three wires, fire the engine. The built-in module produces a 7.5 amp single spark through high rpm for quick starts, a smooth idle, and no separate box to find room for.
The billet housing is 5/8 inch smaller than stock to accommodate induction setups and tight engine compartments. Under the bolt-down black cap and race rotor is an accurate mechanical advance, with springs and stop bushings supplied so you can tune a curve. A vacuum advance canister adds economy, and both advances lock out.
The gear is the spec that separates this from the steel-gear units beside it: cast iron, Melonized QPQ coated. MSD reserves steel for hydraulic roller cams, so match gear to camshaft.
What's In the Box
The distributor and what ships with it:
- x1 Ready-to-Run Distributor — CNC Billet Housing, Built-In Module and Rev Limiter
- x1 Black Small Diameter Cap, HEI Terminals
- x1 MSD Race Rotor
- x1 Vacuum Advance Canister
- Advance Springs and Stop Bushings
- x1 Cast Iron Gear, Melonized QPQ Coated
- Not included: ignition coil
- Fits: Ford 289 / 302 small block V8. Will not fit XD and later Australian 351 Cleveland.
- Requires: no MSD ignition control. Three wires and it runs.
- Output: 7.5 Amp Single Spark. Rev Limiter: Built In. Housing: 5/8" smaller than stock.
- Cap: Black, Small Diameter. Gear: Cast Iron, Melonized QPQ — match gear to camshaft.
- Emissions: Code 3 — non-emissions-controlled vehicles only. Prop 65 warning.
CNC billet housing - 5/8 inch smaller than stock
Built-in module: 7.5 amp single spark through high rpm
Built-in rev limiter
Black small diameter cap; HEI terminals; bolt-down
MSD race rotor
Vacuum advance canister; both advances lock out
Advance springs and stop bushings supplied
Cast iron gear - Melonized QPQ coated
Includes: distributor; black cap; race rotor; vacuum advance canister; cast iron gear; advance springs and stop bushings
Not included: ignition coil
Will not fit XD and later Australian 351 Cleveland.
Cast iron gear - confirm against your camshaft material.
No MSD ignition control required.
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