Product Summary

External Ignition Box Required, HEI / Male Cap Type

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    Key Specs

    MFG. Part #8545
    BrandMSD
    Cap TypeHEI / Male
    Advance TypeMechanical
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    MSD 8545 Details

    Since many Chrysler enthusiasts use the B1 head or aftermarket valve cov­ers, these Pro-Billet Chrysler Distributors have been designed with a small diameter housing. This allows the distributors to fit tight block and head combinations.
    • Smaller diameter CNC machined billet aluminum housing and billet aluminum base clears aftermarket heads and valve covers
    • Easy-to-adjust mechanical advance with supplied springs and stop bushings
    • Maintenance-free magnetic pickup and precision reluctor create stable trigger signals throughout the rpm range
    • Polished steel shaft is QPQ coated and guided by two sealed ball bearings
    • 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
    • Supplied with small diameter cap with HEI style terminals and race rotor (will accept 8441 Cap-A-Dapt)
    • Must be used with an MSD Ignition Control
    • No CARB Exemption Order Number

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    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 8545 Specifications

    KEY SPECS
    MFG. Part #8545
    BrandMSD
    Cap TypeHEI / Male
    Advance TypeMechanical
    GENERAL
    External Ignition Box RequiredYes
    Cap Terminal StyleHEI / Male
    Trigger StyleMagnetic
    Hall EffectNo
    Sync SignalNo
    Trigger SensorsSingle
    Gear RotationStandard
    Ignition Box RequiredYes
    Mechanical Tach DriveNo
    Slip CollarNo
    Housing MaterialBillet Aluminum
    Housing FinishNatural
    Marine UseNo
    Sold in QuantityEach
    GTIN Code085132085453

    Questions & Answers

    1 Question • 1 Answer

    MSD Pro Billet Distributor 8545..........is the MSD 84315 the right replacement cap and rotor set for the distributor?

    by Matt

    • 10 years ago

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