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Name that distributor #2631517 03/11/19 06:12 PM 03/11/19 06:12 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 553 Kentucky clovis OP mopar
clovis OP mopar Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 553 Kentucky	Looking for some help in ID’ing a distributor (one on the left). The one on the left has a W1218 printed on the side of it but a google search turns up nothing. I believe it is an MSD but didn’t know if it was an small block or big block. I think there is only a 1/8” difference between the two in the length under the mount. Any help with an actual part number would be great. Just looking to see what it is worth. '75 Plymouth Duster Phase I 451 906/590/2-660 10.75/126 Phase II 451 Stage VI/590/1050 9.82/135 Phase III 383 906/Victor-Pump gas 11.30/119 "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,"

Re: Name that distributor [Re: clovis] #2631531 03/11/19 06:51 PM 03/11/19 06:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,726 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,726 A collage of whims	I've seen units like that on Ebay; I think they're made in China, but I could be wrong.

Re: Name that distributor [Re: topside] #2631556 03/11/19 07:36 PM 03/11/19 07:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 11,491 Fulton County, PA C CMcAllister Mr. Helpful
CMcAllister Mr. Helpful C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 11,491 Fulton County, PA	MSDs are billet. That's a Chinese cast deal you can buy for $50. Shipped. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodge-Chry...Electronic-Distributor-HEI-/252772764128 Last edited by CMcAllister; 03/11/19 07:38 PM. If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.

Re: Name that distributor [Re: CMcAllister] #2631667 03/12/19 01:13 AM 03/12/19 01:13 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,989 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,989 Oregon	440Source used to sell a distributor that looked like that. They actually worked okay, just really ugly. I think there is an HEI setup inside that hump on the side.

Re: Name that distributor [Re: AndyF] #2631718 03/12/19 08:37 AM 03/12/19 08:37 AM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn. tubtar master
tubtar master Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn.	Originally Posted by AndyF 440Source used to sell a distributor that looked like that. They actually worked okay, just really ugly. I think there is an HEI setup inside that hump on the side. I think Davis ( DUI ) did something similar for other brands.........using HEI parts. They may have done MoPar too , which wouldn't surprise me any more than a design being appropriated by a Chinese operation.

Re: Name that distributor [Re: tubtar] #2631719 03/12/19 08:40 AM 03/12/19 08:40 AM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn. tubtar master
tubtar master Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn.	I had to look........most of the Davis stuff I see is traditional coil in cap HEI. I swore I saw one with a side pod arrangement , but maybe it was someone else's.

Re: Name that distributor [Re: tubtar] #2631723 03/12/19 08:51 AM 03/12/19 08:51 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,351 Marion, South Carolina [><] an8sec70cuda I Live Here
an8sec70cuda I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,351 Marion, South Carolina [><]	That's not a DUI distributor, at least not the type I've seen. Those DUI hei distributors nearly need a hole in the hood to clear them. Absolutely the ugliest distributor made for a mopar. CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax

Re: Name that distributor [Re: an8sec70cuda] #2631780 03/12/19 10:43 AM 03/12/19 10:43 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,307 north of coder moparx "Butt Crack Bob"
moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,307 north of coder	that is a $39.95 imported swap meet special. see 'em all the time. the hump on the side contains a GM four connector HEI module.

Re: Name that distributor [Re: moparx] #2631886 03/12/19 01:25 PM 03/12/19 01:25 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 11,491 Fulton County, PA C CMcAllister Mr. Helpful
CMcAllister Mr. Helpful C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 11,491 Fulton County, PA	To answer the OP's question, $35-40 on ebay if you pay the shipping. If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.

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