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  Came with a 292 that was supposed to be out of a 1955 bird. Had a 56 block and 57 heads. Is this a 57 distributor? Thanks Paul
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Interesting. It hadn’t occurred to me, but I should likely measure the gear location on the 50s NOS Mallory Dual Point that I bought on eBay before installing it. Quality control & machining precision is something that probably couldn’t have been taken for granted 65 yrs. ago. Finally got around to measuring it. Looks like Mallory was also careful to install the gear higher than FoMoCo spec (better too high than too low?). Variation in block machining must have been common knowledge in the late 50s. BTW/FYI: Was reminded recently that a gear installed too high on the shaft CAN be problematic also. The pitch of the gears will pull the shaft down, eventually destroying the distributor housing, which is why people are warned not to use the distributor gasket included in FelPro kits.
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Joe, what carburetor is on your engine? Will that spacer allow your air cleaner to clear the hood?
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Joe,
What intake manifold (can’t tell from photo)? Modified ‘B’, or Blue Thunder?
BTW: Just wondering, are BTs for the ‘Y’ still available?
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Yes, I reworked the heads myself. Ported the BT version 5 with firing order on it. The BT intakes are still available, but have had a price increase. We did the windage tray modification to the EMC 303 Y, and now this 346 Y. It is a 289 SBF windage tray. I ordered the 351W studs for 1/2" mains, and Ted milled the mounting slots to the width of the Y mains, a couple of cuts with a cut off wheel, and it fits quite well. You will have to cut a small amount to clear the pick-up tube, but not a big issue. Dip stick clears with no issues, either. I kept the compression low on purpose so that it would be pump gas friendly. I am glad you had a hard time determining what intake was on the engine, since painting it makes it look like the original Ford, I had another BT, but it doesn't have the firing order on it. Joe-JDC
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Joe, I sent a PM before finding this (I forgot about it). Once the engine was installed in your 55 Tbird, were there any clearance issues with the CRT distributor?
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