Proform HEI Distributor Review

Seems like all Ford would be the goal in a #s matching same as stock restoration. Otherwise, I say run what works best and what you can justify buying. Ford Motors is great, but that doesn't mean they have all the great ideas in engineering.

Great write up. Will consider this unit when I need a distributer.

Thanks 67stang for the review,I was looking at the 351W version for my car and wondering if it didn't seem hokey,and it looks good! Although,for about $40 more(and a coil) a part like an Accel Street Billet or Mallory 42 Series ready-to-run would definitely look better. All of them have steel gears which is one of my criteria. FDF is absolutely right,buy what you can to go faster! As for the non-Chevy attitude,I gave up the chance to own a muscle car that would probably be worth 100K today for $1500 because it was a Chevy! I did own a '69 Torino Cobra that ran 12.20's so that makes up for it. Almost.

Hi there, I just put this unit in my Cobra II.

It's a 1965 289.

The '77 cobra ignition was ok but I got a deal on the proform for $80 on craigslist, brand new, (only used to check clearance in a '68 Bronco, but it didn't clear the carb.)

However, it did fit the 289 with non-egr edelbrock performer and avenger 570.

I had to drop from 14" to 11" aircleaner though, but thats ok cause the fella also sold me a K&n 11" aircleaner for $10 that was new also.

The proform fired up right away, a little wiggle and it was set.

I notice the car pulls smoother and lights up faster now.

I just put it in about 1 hour ago so I'll have to fiddle with it and check the gear for wear too in a day or two.

if anyone is looking at this, and has a mustang II, the proform works great, the tach works, and I eliminated the ugly old coil and a nest of old temp\oil gauge wires along with the other ignition wires, that were pretty greasy and dangling.

As for chevy product on a ford, I don't mind, it cleaned up my engine bay and weight, it works great and the average human would not notice the difference.

I've got people that think my car is a '67, '73, ect, ect, but its a '77

Also the gas is $1.33 a liter!

I wanna make sure I burn that fuel the best I can so I seen the chance and it worked out.

I've been trying to post here for a few days but my activation screwed up, I was gonna ask what wire to use for my ignition source.

I couldn't wait, so I figured it out after 10-15 trips to the bathroom with my Haynes manual and combing the schematics.

I used the white\light-blue and green\yellow wires off the GREY plug that is before the ignition box.

I just unplugged the grey connector and cut the 2 wires I needed for ignition and tach.

The other end was completely discarded with the un-used endpoints.

Very accurate review, thanks.

Hi,

Curious to see how to put a Proform HEI distributor on a 460 engine?

Check:
Installing a HEI distributor on a 460 Ford Engine

Loads of pictures incl. "water neck" and "offset aircleaner" pics AND how to solve clearance issues! , comment in Dutch...



Enjoy,
Gijs Ankoné

Please let me know if you have any remarks or questions, Ok?

What is the 460 going in? You run LP in this? You did a great job of the fabrication.

What does LP stand for? Low Performance?
If so "yes", the engine's home is an 72 Lincoln Continental Mark IV.
The engine has some minor performance tweaks, like a torqueier cam, exhaust ports ported, flat top pistons, but nothing realy serious.

Check the right column @ Lincoln engine rebuild (460 Ford) & Dutch US Car Meeting pictures. for all 460 engine rebuild pictures.

Hope the pictures are of some help...

Gijs Ankoné

Ooooh now I get it.
LP = liquefied petroleum gas. Yep, I run LPG (what they call it over here) on it.

Reasons:

• It is so much cheaper (1/3 the price of regular fuel)
• Large displacement engine's run great if not better on LPG
• Availabillity, you can buy it everywhere in Holland,
  we even cook on it!
• I can easily switch back to regular fuel whenever I like.

Gijs Ankoné

Just a follow up, I notice before alot of black soot on the back of my car, after I put in the proform, no more soot.
Better on gas too!

I bought a Mallory HEI distributor for my 351c in my 73 Torino works great and yes it takes some getting used to looking at the GM style cap but it works way better then my Duraspark setup that was causing much grief.

anyone notice the hei likes to turn after a bit and retard the timming?
maybe the stock distributor hold down isn't cutting it?