Good Thread. I almost started a thread on which distributor to replace the original in my '85 GT, beins that it has 82k, 20+ years, and the pick up coil and ignition module, O ring and bushings go anyway. I'm not going MSD but as stock as possible and high quality, looked for an AC Delco Reman, but none to be found, ended up getting the E-TRON through the Fiero Store. Hope I made the right decision. http://www.secureleadercom.com/fsstore/default....
[This message has been edited by Bruno Mid Engine (edited 01-07-2007).]
It is true that the MSD-8430 cap and rotor set will fit the standard 2.8 ignition distributor, however the distributor pictured will not fit in a 2.8 engine. MSD does not make a distributor for the 2.8 GM engine at this time. If you need a replacement distributor, the new style, remanufactured, 700-3703 Cardone Ignition Distributor part number 30-1633 will drop right in as it is a direct replacement. Sorry to burst the bubble, but just think about the aggravation I just saved you when they tell you that you cannot return electrical parts.
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Posts: 698 From: Mill Creek, WA USA Registered: Jul 2005
It probably would fit in a 2.8 V-6 but not for a Fiero application. Why? The Fiero ECM controls the advance, this distributor has either vacuum or machanical advance, and the "simple 3-wire hook up" precludes any type of ignition module. Now on the other hand, if you were building a carburated 2.8 V-6, then this may have potential, perhaps a carb with vacuum advance secondaries coupled to the vacuum advanced ignition distributor.
There may be a high performance distributor out there, nobody here on the forum has found one yet, except for the new style cardone.
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