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10-02-2008 07:12 PM #1
mechanical vs. vacuum advance
O.K. I ordered my long block today. Now I'm looking at my parts piles and wondering if I should use the Mallory mechanical advance dist. I got off Ebay. It is a comp 9000 unilite distributer, and I have the matching coil set up with the internal balast resister. I remember last year a few of you commenting on vacuum vs. mechanical. How big of a deal is it to use a mechanical distributor?(this is going on a 460 ford engine for street use only)" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
In our neighborhood, 2 blocks down the hill was a gas station that (to me) all the cool car guys hung out there. 32 coupes, 33 & 34 Fords as well, a sweet 56 Ford Beach wagon that was setup gasser...
How did you get hooked on cars?