Cr@p or not?

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Apr 17, 2006 | 01:06 PM
  #1  
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eBay Motors: Late Model CHEVROLET V8 HEI Distributor 3year (item 8055576039 end time Apr-17-06 18:47:34 PDT)

Is this distributor any good? It is quite cheap. I don't actually have a distributor and I was looking for one for a future TPI retro-fit project I am working on. I'd rather not roll the dice with a salvage yard piece.

Thanks!
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Apr 17, 2006 | 03:53 PM
  #2  
Some people have done okay with off-brand distributors, others have had problems. You might ask them to post a picture with the cap removed and looking straight down at the distributor - corrosion was the previous complaint that comes to mind (no idea personally, otherwise).

(See if you can shrink that photo.)
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Apr 17, 2006 | 07:04 PM
  #3  
Never heard of that brand, but I'd be willing to bet it's made by one of the big name companies and sold under the cheaper brand.
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Apr 17, 2006 | 07:27 PM
  #4  
Heres a smaller pic so it doesnt make the board format go way out to lunch!!




Looks like that piece needs a bit of TLC, runners got a fair sized ding in it!
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Apr 18, 2006 | 12:52 AM
  #5  
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Looks like that piece needs a bit of TLC, runners got a fair sized ding in it!
Nahhh... that is a relief in the side of the SLP runner so the coolant line to the throttle-body doesn't get in the way. I'm still in the process of polishing the whole set up. I just slapped it together for the photo as I laid the harness out next to it.

I guess as long as the distributor works and works well it doesn't matter who makes it. It is going into a weekend cruiser, not an 1/8 mile terror. As long as it fires the wires and doesn't eat the cam I'll be happy.
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Apr 18, 2006 | 11:59 AM
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i have bought from that seller and was very pleased. also bought same mfg. dizzy but different model and it has worked great
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