351W distributor recommendation

[jckkys]

The difference between 302 and 351 distributors is the size of the oil pump drive. So the lower distributor shaft is part defining what engine it works on. The rest of the distributor is the same. Also the electronic distributor was the same from '75-'77. Only the '76/'77 were what Ford later called Duraspark. The ignition module defines Duraspark vs electronic ignition. This was the stock ignition so there's no stock vs. Duraspark choice. Cheesy Chevy HEI and other after market ignitions are a downgrade from stock Duraspark read this;http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=19440. It's very informative and long ie. not for the lazy.

 

[jckkys]

If you buy an ignition module get a Motorcraft US made version, not a Chicom knock off. I've run mine since 1981 with no problem. It's far more reliable than knock offs.

 

[EPB72]

If you buy an ignition module get a Motorcraft US made version, not a Chicom knock off. I've run mine since 1981 with no problem. It's far more reliable than knock offs.

the current Motorcraft ones are made in Mexico..been that way atleast 5 years now...

 

[jckkys]

Made in Mexico shouldn't be a problem. A lot of Fords were mostly or totally made in Mexico.