Small Diameter Pro-Billet Distributor, Black Cap — Ford 289-302
Blacked out and compact. Bring a box. Know this before you buy: the 85795 must run with an MSD 6; 7 or 8 Series ignition. Plan the box into the budget - and the rest earns its place. MSD fit their high performance distributor experience into a compact housing built to be less obtrusive on Ford engines. The black cap and housing measure 5/8 inch smaller than stock; which is real room for a blower snout or a tall manifold. The internals are race proven: magnetic pickup and precision reluctor; hardened steel shaft on a sealed ball bearing; and a fully adjustable chromoly advance.
Install Level: Intermediate - distributor swap; timing must be set
Requires an MSD 6; 7 or 8 Series ignition control - not a standalone unit.
Cap uses stainless spark plug style terminals; screwed down to the housing.
Cast iron gear - MSD reserves steel for hydraulic roller cams.
Ignition coil not included.
Blacked out and compact. Bring a box.
A compact Pro-Billet distributor for Ford 289-302 with a black cap and housing 5/8 inch smaller than stock — MSD calls it great for blower or manifold clearance. Cast iron gear, MSD 6, 7, or 8 Series ignition required.
Know this before you buy: the 85795 must be used with an MSD 6, 7, or 8 Series ignition. It is not a standalone unit. Plan the box into the budget, and the rest earns its place.
MSD fit their high performance distributor experience into a compact housing designed to be less obtrusive on Ford engines. The black cap and housing measure 5/8 inch smaller than stock, providing extra room for a blower snout or tall manifold. The cap uses stainless spark plug style terminals, screwed down to the housing.
The internals are race proven. A magnetic pickup and precision reluctor deliver accurate trigger signals throughout high rpm, turned by a hardened steel shaft in a sealed ball bearing. The fully adjustable chromoly advance is set with supplied springs and a stop bushing, and locks out for crank trigger use.
What's In the Box
The distributor and what ships with it:
- x1 Small Diameter Pro-Billet Distributor — Black Cap, CNC Billet Housing and Base
- x1 Black Small Diameter Cap — Stainless Spark Plug Style Terminals
- x1 MSD Race Rotor
- x1 Cast Iron Gear, Melonized QPQ Coated
- Advance Springs and Stop Bushing
- Not included: ignition coil, MSD ignition control
- Fits: Ford Small Block 289-302.
- Requires: an MSD 6, 7, or 8 Series ignition control, sold separately. Not a standalone unit.
- Housing: 5/8" smaller than stock. Color: Black per the spec table.
- Gear: Cast Iron, Melonized QPQ — a hydraulic roller cam generally calls for a steel gear.
- Emissions: Code 3, no CARB E.O. — non-emissions-controlled vehicles only. Prop 65.
Cap and housing 5/8 inch smaller than stock - blower and manifold clearance
Black cap and housing
CNC billet housing and base
Stainless spark plug style cap terminals; screwed down to the housing
Magnetic pickup and precision reluctor
Hardened steel shaft in a sealed ball bearing
Fully adjustable chromoly advance; springs and stop bushing supplied
Advance locks out for crank trigger use
Cast iron gear - Melonized QPQ coated
Includes: distributor; black small diameter cap; MSD race rotor; cast iron gear; advance springs and stop bushing
Not included: ignition coil; MSD ignition control
Requires an MSD 6; 7 or 8 Series ignition control.
Cast iron gear - confirm against your camshaft material.
