Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Adjusting Mechanical Advance Springs & Bushings in an MSD Distributor
I recently bought a pretty stout 355ci small block Chevy to put it in my ’70 Nova. It didn’t have a distributor so I bought an MSD Street Pro Billet […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Matching Up Vacuum & Mechanical Advance
I have a 1990 C1500 with a 1984 454 carb and an HEI distributor. I can’t seem to get it tuned right. I installed a Moroso timing curve kit with […]
Distributor Gear Compatibility: How to Choose Which Distributor Gear to Use
There are several different types of distributor gears out there, including iron gears, bronze gears, melonized gears, and composite gears. So what’s the right gear for your distributor? Iron Distributor […]
The Distributor Clamp Wrench: A Toolbox Hero for Adjusting Ignition Timing
Even after it’s been properly installed and adjusted, a distributor can gradually slip over time. That means, if your older engine is still equipped with a distributor, you should really […]
How to Install a Distributor and Set Initial Timing
Dropping a distributor into the engine is a time-honored procedure that has been around since the first engines coughed their way to life more than 100 years ago. With the […]
Mailbag: Solving Ignition and Oil Pressure Issues on a Swapped Small Block Chevy Engine
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we’re troubleshooting ignition problems on an uncooperative small […]