I am thinking about buying one of the DUI distributors for my 390. I was curious to see if anybody else had one and if they were an easy upgrade from the stock one. I am sure I know the answer to this one, but were you able to notice a difference between the 2 performance wise?
Has anybody used the DUI distributor on an FE?
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I havent used one but I can give you my opinion of an HEI and a lot of distributor experience.
1 - Nice 1 wire package, but HUGE on a Ford up front.
2 - No performance gain over a properly curved ______(fill in the blank) distributor. Good hot spark, good setup, but it wont make any power if the timing curve is the same
3 - Easy to change the curve, like a Chevy (but also like an MSD too)
4 - Easy to buy modules anywhere (but modules are a bit less reliable with a points type voltage regulator....sometimes, depends on your luck)
5 - More difficult to hook up an MSD / rev limiter
If it were me, I'd buy a duraspark, have someone like Faron Rhodes recurve it, then I'd use it to trigger and MSD with Rev control
For similar price you'd have a betetr setup
The other options would be:
1 - Duraspark with duraspark box....near indestructible and cheap (be sure to recurve)
2 - Full MSD setup - Very nice and easy to tweak curve like a Chevy
1 - Nice 1 wire package, but HUGE on a Ford up front.
2 - No performance gain over a properly curved ______(fill in the blank) distributor. Good hot spark, good setup, but it wont make any power if the timing curve is the same
3 - Easy to change the curve, like a Chevy (but also like an MSD too)
4 - Easy to buy modules anywhere (but modules are a bit less reliable with a points type voltage regulator....sometimes, depends on your luck)
5 - More difficult to hook up an MSD / rev limiter
If it were me, I'd buy a duraspark, have someone like Faron Rhodes recurve it, then I'd use it to trigger and MSD with Rev control
For similar price you'd have a betetr setup
The other options would be:
1 - Duraspark with duraspark box....near indestructible and cheap (be sure to recurve)
2 - Full MSD setup - Very nice and easy to tweak curve like a Chevy
I have one in my 74 4x4 428. It was a very easy upgrade, good looking peace, now the truck don't die everytime I get a little water splashing up into it (big problem with the old points). Down side is kind of spendy I had to buy the dizzy plus I bought a set of MSD wires (stock ones won't work), and yes it is a little big.
As far as telling a diference I don't realy know I did this the same time I built the motor.
As far as telling a diference I don't realy know I did this the same time I built the motor.
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Where can you get these for an FE?
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i have one on my cleveland and it was a big jump compared to my points system
Here is the link to the FE DUI distributor.
http://www.performancedistributors.com/forddui.htm
Here is the link on the story done on them from the fordmuscle website.
http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2004/09/DUIdistributor/index.php
http://www.performancedistributors.com/forddui.htm
Here is the link on the story done on them from the fordmuscle website.
http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2004/09/DUIdistributor/index.php
decent read on opinions
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-76384-points%20to%20duraspark
if i were you i would go duraspark before anything else just use the late 80's 5.0 coil which puts out 3 times as much voltage and you will definately burn all the air fuel mixture. dui is the same as the gm version of the duraspark only for fords among others. i have burnt pertronix, duraspark is super cheap at autozone and is lifetime warrantee. and you can take any core back(such as your old point distributor)! stay stock and save your money.
http://users3.ev1.net/~bmarr/duraspark_ignition_upgrade.htm
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-76384-points%20to%20duraspark
if i were you i would go duraspark before anything else just use the late 80's 5.0 coil which puts out 3 times as much voltage and you will definately burn all the air fuel mixture. dui is the same as the gm version of the duraspark only for fords among others. i have burnt pertronix, duraspark is super cheap at autozone and is lifetime warrantee. and you can take any core back(such as your old point distributor)! stay stock and save your money.
http://users3.ev1.net/~bmarr/duraspark_ignition_upgrade.htm
Once you get the HEI distributor, maybe you can find some 396 emblems, and a Quadrajet. Might as well toss in an A4 compressor and a set of AC Delco plugs.
The Duraspark distributors are darn near bulletproof. Add an MSD box and coil and you have enough ignition to run 14:1 at 9000 rpm.
Greg
The Duraspark distributors are darn near bulletproof. Add an MSD box and coil and you have enough ignition to run 14:1 at 9000 rpm.
Greg
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