U/SA Build 1978 Ford Futura 302

john ancona · 07-24-2025, 03:57 PM

Distributor came today , $ 37 bucks and all new

goinbroke2 · 07-24-2025, 09:03 PM

Now to recurve it! Most ford distributors, I've found have 20-35* of mechanical timing which you never see until you go above 4500 or so. The new one I put in mine was only at 13* initial, no vac and yet was still going to 45* when revved past 5000. Not sure if you know but there are two different slots to limit mechanical advance, I always brazed it up so I had minimal advance and then file it out a little at a time so total was whatever I wanted.

Good toy see you back at it!

07-24-2025, 03:57 PM	#1
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07-24-2025, 09:03 PM	#2
goinbroke2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NS CANADA Posts: 888 Likes: 1,607 Liked 387 Times in 151 Posts	Re: U/SA Build 1978 Ford Futura 302 Now to recurve it! Most ford distributors, I've found have 20-35* of mechanical timing which you never see until you go above 4500 or so. The new one I put in mine was only at 13* initial, no vac and yet was still going to 45* when revved past 5000. Not sure if you know but there are two different slots to limit mechanical advance, I always brazed it up so I had minimal advance and then file it out a little at a time so total was whatever I wanted. Good toy see you back at it! __________________ Jim Miller 103 U/SA