Check out this guy:  He spent time on the phone with me getting me set up, then I sent him a distributor and he turned it around quickly at a great price.  He doesn't mess with used Ford or John Deere distributors, so I bought a new one from Rock Auto that he recommended.

Advanced Distributors, LLC


 

BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA wrote:

Dennis wrote:

Check out this guy:  He spent time on the phone with me getting me set up, then I sent him a distributor and he turned it around quickly at a great price.  He doesn't mess with used Ford or John Deere distributors, so I bought a new one from Rock Auto that he recommended.

Advanced Distributors, LLC


 

I messaged Jeff and he messaged back saying he does not work on Ford Distributors or Petronix Distributors.

 

That's what he told me also.  I called him and asked him what I should do, and that's when he suggested the Rock Auto distributor that I bought and sent to him.
 

Dan at the Mustang Barn will work on distributors that aren't new.  Mine was pretty new - had a few thousand miles on it - but I wiped it down thoroughly to remove any grease or soil before I packed it up - it seemed like a courteous thing to do.  The guy I alluded to on fordsix.com also will do used distributors, but you'll have to talk him into it.  He'd rather sell you a new one that he's set up for your specific engine.

I don't know if either of them does Pertronix units but Dan at the Mustang Barn always replied very promptly when I emailed him.  Mine wasn't a huge cost.  I couldn't find the transaction but I seem to recall it was around $75 plus whatever postage I paid to get it to him.

When recurving or tuning a distributor, what data does the owner provide the vender for the recurving/tuning?

BobE wrote:

When recurving or tuning a distributor, what data does the owner provide the vender for the recurving/tuning?

This is what Mustang Barn sent to me and what I supplied to them.  BTW, they charged $150 for the recurve, not $75 as I stated earlier.  That was back in 2023 so it's probably gone up since then.

6sally6 wrote:

https://www.reincarnation-automotive.com/Duraspark_distributor_recurve_instructions_index.html

GO HERE !!!!
You fellas are making a HUGE mountain out of a mole hill !!
Trust me.....If I did it ANYBODY can do it.
Like my Dad always said..."come-on...just try before giving up!"
We're talking less than 50 bux total for the stuff you need. It ain't 'black magic'...it's 60's tech stuff. Shade-tree mechanic'in at its finest.
6sally6

My thoughts exactly.  I don't know what more they can really do other than change weights and springs, or the slot the advance arm is in.  I set my total advance to 38 degrees and all the advance is in at 3,000RPM.  It does not ping, ever.  It definitely woke up the performance a lot.  Any fine tuning beyond that is likely in the realm of too small a difference to actually notice.