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Title: Crank trigger
Post by: fekbmax on January 26, 2016, 08:10:55 PM

I was totally surprised to find out MSD does not make the FE crank trigger any longer. I was looking for one for a friends engine. I'll be using the innovators west setup on mine and could sell him my old MSD setup but I had planned to hold on to it. What are you guys using for a crank trigger now ? Just any 7" wheel ? BB ford or cbevy coughcough uggh.. The pickup mount is no issue cause its easy enough to fab something up.
Wtf would MSD discontinue the FE setup, ?

Title: Re: Crank trigger
Post by: jayb on January 26, 2016, 10:14:36 PM

Actually, I didn't even know they ever made an FE crank trigger.  I've used the 429-460 setup with success, but as you mentioned you have to fab up a sensor mount.  I think I just had to oblong the hole in the trigger wheel...

Title: Re: Crank trigger
Post by: fekbmax on January 26, 2016, 10:36:50 PM

(http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j387/fekbmax/20160126_222752_zpslzhmfeau.jpg) (http://s1083.photobucket.com/user/fekbmax/media/20160126_222752_zpslzhmfeau.jpg.html)

I have had mine for about 15 years lol. Not sure when they discontinued it. I did just see on MSD sight that they offer a universal 7" wheel kit that should work fine.

Title: Re: Crank trigger
Post by: 677litre on February 23, 2016, 06:41:51 PM

I just went with an all-in-one distributor.

http://www.fuelairspark.com/fas/ford-fe-big-block-dual-sync-billet-distributorhtml/

Title: Re: Crank trigger
Post by: TomP on February 24, 2016, 01:45:37 AM

It isn't hard to adapt one, i'm using a smallblock Orange engine one, just made a bracket off the two lower right timing cover bolts.