What Distributor / Ignition Setup are you running ?

Looking to buy an RB distributor and am curious what ignition setup you guys are running on your stuff. I've used the Mallory Unilites for years but was thinking about giving an MSD Pro Billet a shot mostly because I already have a new 6AL, Blaster 2 coil and MSD wires laying around. I know some of the MSD stuff has given people problems over the years but I think that probably applies to the Mallory's and every other brand if you look long enough. Anyhow, just looking for some info and feedback before I commit to anything. Thanks Guys!

Stock Mopar magnetic pickup recurved with a big gold MSD race box, 404B,404C, 7,7C,7A,7ALA and now a MSD Grid with a non programmable digital 7 with the proper col for the MSD race boxes, not a big yellow Accel or any other coil designed for a points type ignition
I've also used both of the MSD distributors with good results also
The Mopar brand of ECU kind of scare me so I step up for better

I've used the stock stuff with good results. Currently running MSD crank trigger with a 440 source distributor. Though in this case the internal electronics aren't being used. The quality of the unit itself is nice. Near had an issue with the cap or rotor in 6 years.
Doug

Stock Chrysler magnetic pickup distributor that I rebuilt and recurved feeding an MSD 6AL. Reliable, cheap and works great.

Both my big block and small block have a MSD billet distributor and 7AL3 boxes.

MSD Billet distributer, MSD 8.5mm wires, and MSD Digital-7 box.

MSD billet - MSD crank trigger and recent change from a 7AL III to the MSD Grid

Mopar Performance distributors in two big blocks, MSD6al+msd coil in one, Frankenstein GM HEI/Ford TFI coil in the other.

The Frankenstein deal surprised me, I did not expect it to work as well as it does. I have an external soft touch rev limiter I can wire up, and might A/B test it with a 6 series msd someday.

HI

stock recurved dist .crome box , done !

No distributor or ignition box for me.

Crane HI-6 box w/ either a recurved MP OEM-type electronic w/ vac advance, or an oddball MP/Mallory billet mechanical-only piece I picked up years ago. Not sure there's any performance difference between the distributors, but the MP/Mallory is easier to adjust the advance curve... probably tighter tolerances in the shaft runout, too.

Running firecore billit distributors and msd6al boxes on a 383 and a 440, My truck is getting the same setup as well

Engine is a low deck 452, probably Dan Costello's (RIP) last Mopar engine.
Recurved MP distributor with standard magnetic pickup, vacuum advance still hooked up running manifold vacuum. MSD 6AL box. Lucas sport coil. Works great.

Rebuilt stock Mopar that was recurved...

this. & dial in your curve. EDIT with a regular 70's electronic dist (not a newer Mallory based one). GM HEI 4 pin module

Last setup used a distributor from FBO that they curved & put their limiter plate in; spendy, but nice piece.
Otherwise it's been curved MP units except for the old tach-drive in the dragrace car.
All with vacuum advance except the race car.
Rest of the deal has been MSD6AL, F150 coil, usually Taylor wires, usually Champion plugs.

Firecore tall distributor, MSD 6AL, MSD Blaster SS coil, Firecore wires, Denso Iridium plugs. Been running perfect for 4 years.


Gus

Doesn't seem to be alot of reason to spend the big bucks on the MSD distributor from the sounds of it. Now I just need convince myself to jump back to a basic electronic distributor instead of the Unilites that I've been running for years. I need to buy a distributor for this project anyhow so maybe it's time to try something new, or not... I hate change.

When you pull it apart to clean it, most likely the nylon bushing at the bottom of the housing will likely be crystallized and break when you drive out the roll pin. Fortunately there is a Hillman bushing sold as a pair for 99 cents at Lowes in the nut and bolt/hardware section.

I run a Mallory race dist with no vacuum advance in my 63 because I got it for a great price. I still use the orange Mopar ECU I bought around 1999 because my sons car did use it and ran just as good with it as it does with MSD. I like it a lot as the mech advance is all adjustable real easy. On my sons Dart I run a factory B-block dist I just recurved with his MSD box. Honestly if I was buying a new dist today and money was no problem I would most likely just go with MSD. Ron

$80 cant beat it.
Doug
http://store.440source.com/Distributors/products/62/

MSD 6AL and just a standard Big Block electronic distributor

572 hemi in the cuda has an MSD billet distributor, MSD 6AL, MSD crank trigger, MSD 2 step, and MSD 3 stage timing retard. Want to change to MSD digital 6AL programmable sometime soon for more tuning capability and it replaces 3 boxes w/ one small box.

440 w/ Indy SR heads in the road runner has an MSD billet distributor, MSD 6AL, and an MSD 2 step.

440 6 pack in dad's road runner has an old Mopar distributor and an MSD 6AL.

340 in the Demon has an old Mopar distributor and an MSD 6AL.

436" SB in the Camaro has an MSD billet distributor, MSD 6AL, MSD 3 step, and MSD digital retard box.

I run a stock type distributor with crank trigger, and MSD digital 7 programable.
I run alky, NGK plugs, 15/1 compression.

The more I play with stuff the more I like the stock Chrysler distributors

Especially when they are so cheap. I bought a box of 6 used ones for $8 a few years ago.

You got ripped off! I throw them away so if you lived next to me you could get them for nothing.

Hey, I'm in your neck of the woods at least every other month. When you get 6-8 or how ever many you are sick of looking at, let me know. We can set up and time and I'll take them off your hands and give you 5 bucks each for storing them for me.

I'm serious too.

I would have used a stock one. The trouble was all I could find were SB and low deck. Thus 440 Source.
Doug