Re: 383 Distributor in 440
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Nothing commercially available to do that swap. Only practical way to make it work is to change the shaft in the distributor to an RB shaft.
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Re: 383 Distributor in 440
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08/18/15 10:03 AM
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It's pretty easy to swap the shaft out. Why worry w/ welding it?
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Re: 383 Distributor in 440
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08/18/15 10:21 AM
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It's pretty easy to swap the shaft out. Why worry w/ welding it? He'd basically have to find a dual point RB distributor as the donor, may as well just put that in. Cut the shaft, use a coupler to adjust the length and run it, not a lot of stress there.
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Re: 383 Distributor in 440
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08/19/15 10:47 AM
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heres a adapter right here u can get. Shouldn't that read "Fits RB to B"? I don't see how it can work...
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Re: 383 Distributor in 440
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heres a adapter right here u can get. Shouldn't that read "Fits RB to B"? I don't see how it can work... Correct , the description is wrong . The only way do do it is to make an extension or find and RB shaft... good luck .
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Re: 383 Distributor in 440
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Wrong again , there is no adapter like the one pictured because a 383 dist. needs a LONGER SHAFT , those adapters space the dist. off the block because of the 440 shaft . The difference between the 2 you linked are because an MSD billet will not fit in one that is made to fit a stock dist.
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Re: 383 Distributor in 440
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08/19/15 05:28 PM
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This is off the wall but...318-440 shafts are very near the same length. Would there be a down side to using a 318 single point shaft? I know the rotation is opposite...is the profile the same going each direction?. With no picture of the distributor in question I can't picture exactly what the dual point reluctor looks like... Is the distributor like this one?
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Re: 383 Distributor in 440
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Years ago I made the mistake of using a 383 B motor distributor in a 318 A motor, I could get it to start fine but it would retard the timing the higher I revved it RB and B distributors rotate counter clockwise, A motors are the opposite so if you used the 318 A motor shaft and advance mechanism it will probally do the same thing
Last edited by Cab_Burge; 08/19/15 06:28 PM.
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Re: 383 Distributor in 440
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Yes that is the type.
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Re: 383 Distributor in 440
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Miracle! I agree with Supercuda. Let that be your mantra, grasshopper.
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