Ready-to-Run Distributor, Steel Gear — Ford FE
FE roller cam build? Start here. No box needed. In modern engine design it is hard to beat a hydraulic roller camshaft; and MSD is direct about what that demands: match the distributor gear to the cam material; or risk premature failure of the cam or the gear and the engine damage that follows. This one ships with the steel gear already installed and set - which saves the hardest part of a Ford gear change. The gear is a pressed fit that normally means cross-drilling the shaft and setting height precisely. Whether you are working with a crate FE or building your own combination; this arrives sorted. Self-contained; with vacuum advance on board.
Install Level: Intermediate - distributor swap; timing must be set
MSD publishes no displacement list for this part number.
Steel gear installed and set - hydraulic roller camshafts.
No MSD ignition control required.
Advance locks out for crank trigger use.
Cap listed red in the spec table.
Ignition coil not included.
FE roller cam build? Start here. No box needed.
A Ready-to-Run FE distributor with a Melonized QPQ steel gear already installed — the pairing MSD specifies for hydraulic roller camshafts. Small diameter red cap, vacuum advance, and no ignition box required.
In modern engine design it is hard to beat a hydraulic roller camshaft, and MSD is direct about what that demands: match the distributor gear to the cam material, or risk premature failure of the cam or the gear and the engine damage that follows.
This distributor ships with the steel gear already installed and set, which saves the hardest part of a Ford gear change. The gear is a pressed fit that normally means cross-drilling the shaft and setting the height precisely. Whether you are working with a crate FE or building your own combination, this arrives sorted.
The rest is Ready-to-Run, which means self-contained — no ignition box to mount, ground, or feed. CNC machined billet aluminum housing and base, a QPQ-coated shaft on a sealed ball bearing, a maintenance-free magnetic pickup, and a vacuum advance mechanism on board. The advance locks out for crank trigger use.
What's In the Box
The distributor and what ships with it:
- x1 Ready-to-Run FE Distributor — CNC Billet Housing, No Ignition Box Required
- x1 Small Diameter Red Distributor Cap
- x1 Rotor
- x1 Vacuum Advance Mechanism
- Advance Springs and Stop Bushings
- x1 Steel Gear, Melonized QPQ Coated, Installed
- Not included: ignition coil
- Fits: Ford FE Block. MSD publishes no displacement list for this part number.
- Requires: no MSD ignition control.
- Gear: Steel, Melonized QPQ — for hydraulic roller cams. A flat tappet FE cam is the wrong pairing.
- Cap: Small Diameter, Red. Color: Red per the spec table.
- Emissions: Code 3 — non-emissions-controlled vehicles only. Prop 65 warning.
CNC machined billet aluminum housing and base
Small diameter red distributor cap
Ready-to-Run - no ignition box required
Maintenance-free magnetic pickup
QPQ-coated shaft on a sealed ball bearing
Vacuum advance mechanism included; advance locks out
Advance springs and stop bushings supplied
Steel gear - Melonized QPQ coated; installed
Includes: distributor; small diameter red cap; rotor; vacuum advance mechanism; installed steel gear; advance springs and stop bushings
Not included: ignition coil
Hydraulic roller camshafts - steel gear installed.
No MSD ignition control required.
MSD publishes no displacement list - confirm your FE application.
