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#5478485
MSD 8485 VW Billet Distributor
$499.95
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Using technology gained from building distributors for off-road and NASCAR racers, MSD offers this Billet Distributor for the popular Type 1 engine. A maintenance-free magnetic pickup is responsible for triggering the MSD Ignition. This pickup is accurate to within 1° at any rpm so you wont have to worry about points float or burbles at top end speeds. The pickup is triggered by a precision reluctor that is attached to a hardened steel shaft. For increased stability, a sealed ball bearing is used to guide the shaft. Since every engine application is different, the MSD Billet distributor features an easy-toadjust mechanical advance assembly. By simply changing the advance springs and stop bushing you can tune in 24 different advance curves.
- Designed as a performance upgrade for VW Type I air cooled engines
- Maintenance-free magnetic pickup and precision reluctor create stable trigger signals throughout the rpm range
- Easy-to-adjust mechanical advance with supplied springs and stop bushings
- CNC machined billet aluminum housing and Dupont Rynite base
- Polished steel shaft is QPQ coated and guided by a sealed ball bearing
- Advance plate and weights are fine blanked from chrome moly steel and QPQ coated for friction reduction
- Mechanical advance assembly can be locked out for crank trigger systems
- Advance weight pins are staked and tig welded to the plate Nylon pads ensure smooth operation of the advance weights
- Must be used with an MSD Ignition Control
- Supplied with bolt down distributor cap and rotor
- No CARB Exemption Order Number
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CARB Warning
For race/ off road use or for use on pre-1966 vehicles.
CARB Warning
For race/ off road use or for use on pre-1966 vehicles.
Emissions warning: this part only legal for sale or use in California for racing (competition) vehicles which may never be used, registered, or licensed for use upon a public highway, or if installed in vehicles model-year 1965 or older; motorcycles model-year 1977 or older; or off-highway recreational vehicles (such as off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles) model-year 1996 and older. Any other use renders the vehicle tampered and not legal for use on California public highways (any public street or roadway, public dirt road, public park, or publicly maintained right of way open to the use of the public for vehicular travel). Violations subject to $37,500 penalty per violation per vehicle, revocation of registration, loss of use on California public right of ways, and proof of correction for tampering. There are similar restrictions and penalties under federal law and the laws of all other states with penalties under federal law of up to approximately $45,268 per tampered vehicle and/or engine.
MSD 8485 Specifications
MSD 8485 Specifications
| KEY SPECS | |
|---|---|
| MFG. Part # | 8485 |
| Brand | MSD |
| Cap Type | HEI / Male |
| Advance Type | Mechanical |
| GENERAL | |
| External Ignition Box Required | Yes |
| Cap Terminal Style | HEI / Male |
| Trigger Style | Magnetic |
| Hall Effect | No |
| Sync Signal | No |
| Trigger Sensors | Single |
| Gear Material | Iron |
| Gear Rotation | Standard |
| Ignition Box Required | Yes |
| Mechanical Tach Drive | No |
| Slip Collar | No |
| Housing Material | Billet Aluminum |
| Housing Finish | Natural |
| Marine Use | No |
| Sold in Quantity | Each |
| GTIN Code | 085132084852 |
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