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| I agree with Dale..... |
| By Royce Peterson - 11/26/2002 1:18:02 PM; IP 66.161.200.231 |
The dual point Fomoco distributors were better at the track for the reasons Dale mentions. They hurt performance on the street and are nowhere near as good as even the most basic electronic distributor. They are a pain in the butt to set dwell on unless you know the drill.
As for dual points I always liked the Accell versions better because you could set dwell with the engine running thru the access window in the cap. The Ford and Mallory dual point distributors you have to put paper between one set of points, start the engine, check dwell, reset if necessary, then put paper between the other set, check dwell, reset if necessary, then set timing. With the Accell dual point unit you set the points by gap, then adjust dwell thru the access holes, then set timing all without removing the cap or shutting off the engine. Also the Accell units use Delco points available anywhere. Points for the Ford and Mallory are not easy to find, usually they have to be mail ordered.
Best bet is to get one of the Accell or Mallory electronic vacuum advance distributors for a street car. At the strip a dual point is probably good up to 6500 RPM, after that n electronic would give more precise spark control.
Royce Peterson |
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