MSD 8563 Pontiac V8 350-455 Pro-Billet Distributor

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MSD 8563 Pontiac V8 350-455 Pro-Billet Distributor

Name: MSD 8563 Pontiac V8 350-455 Pro-Billet Distributor
Brand: MSD
SKU: 5478563
Price: 549.95 USD
Availability: InStock

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Product Summary

External Ignition Box Required, HEI / Male Cap Type

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Key Specs

MFG. Part #	8563
Brand	MSD
Cap Type	HEI / Male
Advance Type	Mechanical

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MSD 8563 Details

MSDs Pro-Billet Pontiac V8 Distributor for Pontiac engines built for either street performance or hard core racing applications. Special features include a fully adjustable mechanical advance assembly. For all-out racing, the advance mechanism can also easily be locked-out. For stable timing, a high-output magnetic trigger pick-up is used to supply the ignition with a trigger signal. Additional stability is achieved via the 0.500 hardened distributor shaft that is supported by sealed ball bearings.

CNC machined billet aluminum housing and billet aluminum base
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 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
Supplied with an HEI style distributor cap and rotor (accepts Cap-A-Dapts)
Must be used with an MSD Ignition Control
Will not accept a vacuum advance canister
No CARB Exemption Order Number
Must be used with an MSD 6, 7, 8 or 10 Ignition Control
Does not accept a vacuum advance

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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.

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MSD 8563 Specifications

KEY SPECS
MFG. Part #	8563
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	085132085637

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What ignition box should I get with the 8563 distributor? Also do I need a coil , if so what would you recommend?

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Fitment

1963-1966 Pontiac Bonneville

421 Pontiac V8

1967-1969 Pontiac Bonneville

400 Pontiac V8
428 Pontiac V8

1970-1974 Pontiac Bonneville

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1975-1976 Pontiac Bonneville

400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1977 Pontiac Bonneville

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8

1978 Pontiac Bonneville

400 Pontiac V8

1961-1966 Pontiac Catalina

421 Pontiac V8

1967-1969 Pontiac Catalina

400 Pontiac V8
428 Pontiac V8

1970-1974 Pontiac Catalina

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1975 Pontiac Catalina

400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1976 Pontiac Catalina

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1977 Pontiac Catalina

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8

1978 Pontiac Catalina

400 Pontiac V8

1967 Pontiac Executive

400 Pontiac V8
428 Pontiac V8

1968 Pontiac Executive

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
428 Pontiac V8

1969 Pontiac Executive

400 Pontiac V8
428 Pontiac V8

1970 Pontiac Executive

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1967 Pontiac Firebird

400 Pontiac V8

1968-1969 Pontiac Firebird

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8

1970-1976 Pontiac Firebird

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1977 Pontiac Firebird

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8

1978-1979 Pontiac Firebird

400 Pontiac V8

1973-1975 Pontiac Grand Am

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1975-1976 Pontiac Grand LeMans

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1977 Pontiac Grand LeMans

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8

1963-1966 Pontiac Grand Prix

421 Pontiac V8

1967-1969 Pontiac Grand Prix

400 Pontiac V8
428 Pontiac V8

1970 Pontiac Grand Prix

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1971 Pontiac Grand Prix

400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1972-1974 Pontiac Grand Prix

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1975 Pontiac Grand Prix

400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1976 Pontiac Grand Prix

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1977 Pontiac Grand Prix

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8

1971-1974 Pontiac Grand Safari

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1975-1976 Pontiac Grand Safari

400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1977 Pontiac Grand Safari

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8

1978 Pontiac Grand Safari

400 Pontiac V8

1971 Pontiac Grandville

Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1972-1975 Pontiac Grandville

400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1964-1965 Pontiac GTO

421 Pontiac V8

1967-1969 Pontiac GTO

400 Pontiac V8

1970-1971 Pontiac GTO

400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1972-1973 Pontiac GTO

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1967 Pontiac LeMans

400 Pontiac V8
428 Pontiac V8

1968-1969 Pontiac LeMans

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
428 Pontiac V8

1970-1974 Pontiac LeMans

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1975 Pontiac LeMans

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8

1976 Pontiac LeMans

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1977 Pontiac LeMans

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8

1977 Pontiac Phoenix

350 Pontiac V8

1963-1966 Pontiac Star Chief

421 Pontiac V8

1967 Pontiac Tempest

400 Pontiac V8
428 Pontiac V8

1968-1969 Pontiac Tempest

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
428 Pontiac V8

1970 Pontiac Tempest

350 Pontiac V8
400 Pontiac V8
Pontiac V8 Large-Journal 455
Pontiac V8 Small-Journal 455 Ram Air V

1961 Pontiac Ventura

421 Pontiac V8

1971-1977 Pontiac Ventura

350 Pontiac V8