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bushwackr

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Custom curved distributor
« on: February 13, 2018, 11:15:00 PM »
Hello all.   Anyone that has had a dist custom curved.  Can you tell any difference on power, starting, etc.  I was told by a friend it made a big difference in his a mod dirt car. I don't know if it's even done anywhere but I have a couple places I can try if it's worth expense.  Thanks all

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Re: Custom curved distributor
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2018, 10:02:51 AM »
you wont see it on a dyno , but you dont drive a dyno , and that's the key , how it drives on the street ( manners ) dynos start at where curved Dists usually end , so all a dyno needs is total all in before the pull , but on the street you drive 75% of the time from off Idle to 3000 , you could see a power increase if its over advancing ( racing condition ) where its stll advancing above 5000 ( and yes it happens ) , the bonus is it allows easier starting when hot ( compared to a locked dist ) and there is really no downside  , and in a correctly curved vac adv and you can add 1-3 mpg , win win IMHO

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Re: Custom curved distributor
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2018, 10:34:41 AM »
Glad you chimed in Faron on the vac. advance as I've always recommended the same on street driven cars.
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Re: Custom curved distributor
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2018, 09:34:50 PM »
Ok it sounds like I should have my dizzy tuned up.  Any recommendations on where to send it?

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Re: Custom curved distributor
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2018, 09:39:45 PM »
Send it to Faron, that's what he does.
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Re: Custom curved distributor
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2018, 10:02:32 PM »
Oh ok cool ,that's explains a lot.

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Re: Custom curved distributor
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2018, 05:25:51 PM »
Try Nelson Specialties  info@nelsonspecialties.com   He did special work for Fordfactory for over 50 years

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Re: Custom curved distributor
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2018, 07:59:07 PM »
If the engine is a custom build, then I tend to think who ever is driving it should be the one doing the recurve...figure out what your build likes for how it's being used.  If it's a factory build then someone familiar with the specs can probably get a nice curve right off the bat.

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Re: Custom curved distributor
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2018, 08:10:12 PM »
Like Jay said....Send it to Faron...
Faron did a dist. for me, Duraspark for my 468, works well
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Re: Custom curved distributor
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2018, 04:51:49 AM »
Spinning up any old ditzy on a Sun distributor machine was the way to go but these testers are getting pretty rare. Without one, it's a lot of fooling around with weights, springs, etc. to get the curve one wants. It's a cool machine we used (at a shop) to test the strength of Vertex magnetos in our dragsters. Talk about sparks flying off the spark plug ends! 
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Re: Custom curved distributor
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2018, 10:58:17 AM »
TotalPerfEntof Pa@aol.com , just E-mail if your interested on having a Dist gone through and Curved  8)