Ready-to-Run Distributor, Steel Gear — Ford 289/302
$779.95
Ready-to-Run distributor for Ford 289/302 small blocks with a steel gear installed and set for hydraulic roller cams. No ignition box needed: drop it in, connect three wires, fire it.
Install Level: Easy
Ignition coil not included.
Steel gear is for hydraulic roller cams. Match gear material to your camshaft.
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Roller cam sorted. No box needed.
A Ready-to-Run Pro-Billet distributor for Ford 289 and 302 with a Melonized QPQ steel gear installed at the factory — the correct pairing for a hydraulic roller cam. Built-in module, built-in rev limiter, vacuum advance, no ignition box to mount.
Bolt a hydraulic roller cam into a small block Ford and the distributor gear stops being a detail. This one settles it before the box is open. The steel gear is installed and set, so you skip pressing and shimming a gear and the machine shop visit that comes with it.
MSD aims Ready-to-Run at bulky DuraSpark systems and ancient breaker points: drop it in, connect three wires, fire the engine. The built-in module fires a 7.5 amp single spark through high rpm, and the rev limiter is easy to set.
The billet housing is 5/8 inch smaller in diameter than stock, which clears tight engine bays and multi-carb induction. A vacuum advance canister keeps highway cruising efficient and can be locked out, while supplied springs tune the mechanical curve.
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 Small Diameter Cap, HEI Terminals
- x1 MSD Race Rotor
- x1 Vacuum Advance Canister
- Advance Springs and Stop Bushings
- x1 Steel Gear, Melonized QPQ Coated, Installed
- 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.
- Gear: Steel, Melonized QPQ — for hydraulic roller cams. Color: Red per the spec table.
- Emissions: Code 3 — non-emissions-controlled vehicles only. Prop 65 warning.
CNC billet housing - 5/8 inch smaller in diameter than stock
Built-in module: 7.5 amp single spark through high rpm
Built-in rev limiter
Small diameter cap; HEI terminals
MSD race rotor
Vacuum advance canister - can be locked out
Advance springs and stop bushings supplied
Steel gear - Melonized QPQ coated; installed
Includes: distributor; small diameter cap; race rotor; vacuum advance canister; installed steel gear; advance springs and stop bushings
Not included: ignition coil
Will not fit XD and later Australian 351 Cleveland.
Hydraulic roller camshafts - steel gear installed.
No MSD ignition control required.
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