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MSD VW Billet Distributor 8485

MSD VW Billet Distributor 8485
MSD VW Billet Distributor 8485
$686.99 ea
NEWARRIVING SOONEstimated Ship Date 05/29/2025 (If Ordered Today)19 Available from HOLLEY PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS as of 05/10/2025
Model: 4953336
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Using technology gained from building distributors for off-road and NASCAR racers, MSD offers this Billet Distributor for the popular Type 1 engine. A maintenance-free magnetic pickup is responsible for triggering the MSD Ignition. This pickup is accurate to within 1° at any rpm so you won't have to worry about points float or "burbles" at top end speeds. The pickup is triggered by a precision reluctor that is attached to a hardened steel shaft. For increased stability, a sealed ball bearing is used to guide the shaft. Since every engine application is different, the MSD Billet distributor features an easy-to-adjust mechanical advance assembly. By simply changing the advance springs and stop bushing you can tune in 24 different advance curves.
Features:
  • Designed as a performance upgrade for VW Type I air cooled engines
  • Supplied with bolt down distributor cap and rotor
  • Must be used with an MSD Ignition Control
  • Advance weight pins are staked and tig welded to the plate• Nylon pads ensure smooth operation of the advance weights
  • Mechanical advance assembly can be locked out for crank trigger systems
  • Advance plate and weights are fine blanked from chrome moly steel and QPQ coated for friction reduction
  • Polished steel shaft is QPQ coated and guided by a sealed ball bearing
  • CNC machined billet aluminum housing and Dupont Rynite 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
  • No CARB Exemption Order Number
About MSD Ignition

Racers never stop experimenting as they search for every way to wring out more power or handling performance to to gain an edge over the competition. The team at MSD is no different as we strive to deliver the products you  need to meet your performance goals. We continue to innovate and invent components and technology that deliver  performance and reliability with products that are easy to use and install. 

Over the course of 40-plus years, MSD Performance has been driving the development of innovative components  that helped shape the way our cars race and perform. From super speedways to road courses, land speed racing to  top fuel dragsters, and of course your traditional hot rod, MSD has provided the components to fire nearly anything in  motorsports.

MSD was the first company to develop and offer the multiple sparking, capacitive discharge ignition for engines. The line of MSD 6-Series Ignitions are the most popular aftermarket ignitions in the world due to our race-proven performance on the track and our reliability on the street!

Early on, MSD focused squarely on ignition systems with revolutionary products like the multiple sparking CD ignition, timing and rev controls, billet aluminum distributors and the Pro-Mag, an incredible breakthrough in power  and endurance. 

Today MSD is developing electronics for your entire powertrain. The Atomic EFI systems for the LS engine platform and throttle body are now complemented with a transmission controller. Our DynaForce Starters and Alternators  ensure that your engine cranks over to fire up and the Alternators keep it charged. MSD is poised to deliver components that work and communicate together to provide performance and value.

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Specifications:

Color Gray
Distributor Type Magnetic Pickup
Emission Code 3
Make Volkswagen
Part Type Distributor
Product Type Distributor
Proposition 65 www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
Warranty Limited 1 Year Warranty

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