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MSD 8578 - Distributor, Pro Billet, Small Cap
MSD 8578 - Distributor, Pro Billet, Small Cap
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MSD 8578 - Distributor, Pro Billet, Small Cap
MSD engineers fit all of their high performance distributor experience into a special compact housing designed to be less obtrusive for Ford engines. The diameter of the special cap and housing are 5/8 In. smaller than stock Ford distributors providing extra room in front of the engine. The new MSD cap features spark plug style terminals and is firmly screwed down to the housing. The distributor relies on MSD race proven magnetic pick-up and precision reluctor to deliver accurate trigger signals to the MSD Ignition throughout high RPM. The reluctor assembly is turned by a hardened steel shaft which rides in a sealed ball bearing for high RPM stability and endurance. Mounted to the top of this shaft is a fully adjustable mechanical advance assembly. The rate at which the chro-moly assembly advances the timing is easily controlled by changing the supplied advance springs and stop bushing for total advance.
Key Features:- Pro-Billet Small Diameter Distributor
- Incl. Cap/Race Rotor
- Use w/MSD 6/7/8/10 Series Ignition
- Iron Gear
- Red

The MSD team has a strong core of excellent engineers, technicians, assembly specialists who design, develop and manufacture a wide variety of products, including Ignition Controls, Coils, Timing Accessories and Spark Plug Wires and Accessories. All MSD products feature the finest ignition components anyone can install on their vehicle and are geared towards all auto enthusiasts!
Description
- Pro-Billet Small Diameter Distributor
- Incl. Cap/Race Rotor
- Use w/MSD 6/7/8/10 Series Ignition
- Iron Gear
- Red
Vehicle Fitment
Year | Make | Model | Sub Model | Engine Size |
---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | FORD | BRONCO | CUSTOM, RANGER XLT | 5.8L |
1982 - 1983 | FORD | BRONCO | CUSTOM, XLS, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1984 | FORD | BRONCO | CUSTOM, XLT | 5.8L |
1985 - 1989 | FORD | BRONCO | CUSTOM, EDDIE BAUER, XLT | 5.8L |
1990 - 1991 | FORD | BRONCO | CUSTOM, EDDIE BAUER, XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1992 | FORD | BRONCO | CUSTOM, EDDIE BAUER, XL, XLT, XLT Nite | 5.8L |
1993 | FORD | BRONCO | CUSTOM, EDDIE BAUER, XL, XLT, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1994 | FORD | BRONCO | EDDIE BAUER, XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1995 - 1996 | FORD | BRONCO | EDDIE BAUER, XL, XLT, XLT SPORT | 5.8L |
1976 - 1977 | FORD | CUSTOM 500 | BASE | 5.8L |
1975 - 1978 | FORD | E-100 ECONOLINE | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau, NORTHLAND | 5.8L |
1979 - 1982 | FORD | E-100 ECONOLINE | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau | 5.8L |
1983 | FORD | E-100 ECONOLINE | CUSTOM, XL | 5.8L |
1975 - 1978 | FORD | E-100 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau, NORTHLAND | 5.8L |
1979 - 1982 | FORD | E-100 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau | 5.8L |
1983 | FORD | E-100 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | CUSTOM, XL | 5.8L |
1975 - 1978 | FORD | E-150 ECONOLINE | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau, NORTHLAND | 5.8L |
1979 - 1982 | FORD | E-150 ECONOLINE | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau | 5.8L |
1983 | FORD | E-150 ECONOLINE | BASE, CUSTOM, XL | 5.8L |
1984 - 1986 | FORD | E-150 ECONOLINE | BASE, XL | 5.8L |
1987 - 1991 | FORD | E-150 ECONOLINE | CUSTOM, XL | 5.8L |
1992 - 1996 | FORD | E-150 ECONOLINE | BASE, XL | 5.8L |
1975 - 1978 | FORD | E-150 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau, NORTHLAND | 5.8L |
1979 - 1982 | FORD | E-150 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau | 5.8L |
1983 | FORD | E-150 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | BASE, CUSTOM, XL | 5.8L |
1984 - 1986 | FORD | E-150 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | BASE, XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1987 - 1991 | FORD | E-150 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | CUSTOM, XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1992 - 1996 | FORD | E-150 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | CUSTOM, Chateau, XLT | 5.8L |
1975 - 1978 | FORD | E-250 ECONOLINE | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau, NORTHLAND | 5.8L |
1979 - 1982 | FORD | E-250 ECONOLINE | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau | 5.8L |
1983 | FORD | E-250 ECONOLINE | BASE, CUSTOM, XL | 5.8L |
1984 - 1986 | FORD | E-250 ECONOLINE | BASE, XL | 5.8L |
1987 - 1991 | FORD | E-250 ECONOLINE | CUSTOM, XL | 5.8L |
1992 - 1996 | FORD | E-250 ECONOLINE | BASE, XL | 5.8L |
1975 - 1978 | FORD | E-250 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau, NORTHLAND | 5.8L |
1979 - 1982 | FORD | E-250 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau | 5.8L |
1983 | FORD | E-250 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | BASE, CUSTOM, XL | 5.8L |
1984 - 1986 | FORD | E-250 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | BASE, XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1987 - 1991 | FORD | E-250 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | CUSTOM, XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1975 - 1978 | FORD | E-350 ECONOLINE | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau, NORTHLAND | 5.8L |
1979 - 1982 | FORD | E-350 ECONOLINE | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau | 5.8L |
1983 | FORD | E-350 ECONOLINE | BASE, CUSTOM, XL | 5.8L |
1984 - 1986 | FORD | E-350 ECONOLINE | BASE, XL | 5.8L |
1987 - 1991 | FORD | E-350 ECONOLINE | CUSTOM, XL | 5.8L |
1992 - 1996 | FORD | E-350 ECONOLINE | BASE, XL | 5.8L |
1977 - 1978 | FORD | E-350 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau, NORTHLAND | 5.8L |
1979 - 1982 | FORD | E-350 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | BASE, CUSTOM, Chateau | 5.8L |
1983 | FORD | E-350 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | BASE, CUSTOM, XL | 5.8L |
1984 - 1986 | FORD | E-350 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | BASE, XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1987 - 1991 | FORD | E-350 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | CUSTOM, XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1992 - 1993 | FORD | E-350 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | CUSTOM, Chateau, Chateau HD, Custom HD, XLT, XLT HD | 5.8L |
1994 - 1996 | FORD | E-350 ECONOLINE CLUB WAGON | CUSTOM, Chateau, Chateau HD, XL HD, XLT, XLT HD | 5.8L |
1976 | FORD | ELITE | BASE | 5.8L |
1981 | FORD | F-150 | CUSTOM, RANGER, RANGER LARIAT, RANGER XLT | 5.8L |
1982 | FORD | F-150 | CUSTOM, XL, XLS, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1983 | FORD | F-150 | BASE, XL, XLS, XLT, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1984 | FORD | F-150 | BASE, XL, XLT, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1985 - 1986 | FORD | F-150 | BASE, XL, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1987 - 1992 | FORD | F-150 | CUSTOM, XL, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1993 - 1994 | FORD | F-150 | LIGHTNING, XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1995 | FORD | F-150 | EDDIE BAUER, LIGHTNING, SPECIAL, XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1996 | FORD | F-150 | EDDIE BAUER, SPECIAL, XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1981 | FORD | F-250 | CUSTOM, RANGER, RANGER LARIAT, RANGER XLT | 5.8L |
1982 | FORD | F-250 | CUSTOM, XL, XLS, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1983 | FORD | F-250 | BASE, XL, XLS, XLT, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1984 | FORD | F-250 | BASE, XL, XLT, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1985 - 1986 | FORD | F-250 | BASE, XL, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1987 - 1992 | FORD | F-250 | CUSTOM, XL, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1993 - 1994 | FORD | F-250 | XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1995 - 1996 | FORD | F-250 | EDDIE BAUER, SPECIAL, XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1997 | FORD | F-250 Hd | XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1981 | FORD | F-350 | CUSTOM, RANGER, RANGER LARIAT, RANGER XLT | 5.8L |
1982 | FORD | F-350 | CUSTOM, XL, XLS, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1983 | FORD | F-350 | BASE, XL, XLS, XLT, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1984 | FORD | F-350 | BASE, XL, XLT, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1985 - 1986 | FORD | F-350 | BASE, XL, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1987 - 1992 | FORD | F-350 | CUSTOM, XL, XLT LARIAT | 5.8L |
1993 - 1994 | FORD | F-350 | XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1995 | FORD | F-350 | EDDIE BAUER, SPECIAL, XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1996 | FORD | F-350 | SPECIAL, XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1997 | FORD | F-350 | BASE, XL, XLT | 5.8L |
1975 | FORD | GRAN TORINO | BASE, Brougham, ELITE, SPORT, SQUIRE | 5.8L |
1976 | FORD | GRAN TORINO | BASE, Brougham, SQUIRE | 5.8L |
1975 - 1977 | FORD | GRANADA | BASE, GHIA | 5.8L |
1976 | FORD | LTD | BASE, Brougham, Landau | 5.8L |
1977 - 1978 | FORD | LTD | BASE, Landau | 5.8L |
1979 | FORD | LTD | BASE, Country Squire, Landau | 5.8L |
1980 - 1982 | FORD | LTD | BASE, Country Squire, Crown Victoria, S | 5.8L |
1983 - 1985 | FORD | LTD | Country Squire, Crown Victoria | 5.8L |
1986 | FORD | LTD | Country Squire, Country Squire LX, Crown Victoria, Crown Victoria LX | 5.8L |
1988 - 1991 | FORD | LTD CROWN VICTORIA | BASE | 5.8L |
1977 | FORD | LTD II | BASE, Brougham, S, SQUIRE | 5.8L |
1978 | FORD | LTD II | BASE, Brougham, S | 5.8L |
1979 | FORD | LTD II | BASE, Landau, S | 5.8L |
1995 | FORD | MUSTANG | SVT COBRA R | 5.8L |
1975 - 1979 | FORD | RANCHERO | 500, GT, SQUIRE | 5.8L |
1977 | FORD | THUNDERBIRD | BASE | 5.8L |
1978 | FORD | THUNDERBIRD | BASE, Diamond Jubilee, Town Landau | 5.8L |
1979 | FORD | THUNDERBIRD | BASE, Heritage, Town Landau | 5.8L |
1975 - 1976 | FORD | TORINO | BASE | 5.8L |