Ford 144-250 inline 6 high performance building
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==Ignition== | ==Ignition== | ||
| − | For Ignition, one common upgrade is the Ford Duraspark II ignitions | + | For Ignition, one common upgrade is the Ford Duraspark II ignitions. This can be run with a factory Duraspark II ignition box, an MSD box (MSD makes a Duraspark-to-MSD connector for a clean installation), or even a GM 4-pin HEI module. The GM module needs to use some form of heat sink along with thermal heat transfer compound. When buying a Duraspark II distributor, get the single port vacuum advance model. A factory application for the Duraspark II single vac distributor would be a 1978-'80 Ford Fairmont w/a 200ci inline 6. There are more but they all have the same part number. A drawback to the Duraspark II is it will not fit the 144 nor the early 170ci inline 6 engines. |
| − | Another | + | Another option is the GM style HEI distributor conversion for both the later 170ci and all 200ci engines. Take care to buy the correct part for your engine as the oil pump drives are different on the early 170ci and all 144ci and are not interchangeable with the later 170ci nor the 200ci. It has the benefit of easy installation (one fused power wire from the ignition switch, one optional tach signal wire), as well as readily available internal components, including timing curve kits, coils, caps/rotors/plug wires and ignition modules. |
==Water pump== | ==Water pump== | ||
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