slowmomiata Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 so, i have read the how to ei distributor and a 79 510 is a matchbox 4 cyl ei distributor according to the list of cars that came with them... my question is on partsgeek.com, part#6658-07049655 is a 79 510 ei distributor, for only 97 dollars, but this seems too good of a price to be the right one haha, could i some guys who have a ei distributor verify this one will work, before i go blowing my money on a distributor that wont work... any help would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I've never paid that much for one. 90% of the used ones are partially broken and need either the vacuum advance can replaced ($35), or the bearing plate ($75). Quote Link to comment
slowmomiata Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 well this is a reman one, so i am sure its not broken, i guess i just want clarification that this is the one to do the swap, quick painless and easy... i have never swapped a distributor before i came from a realm of wiring in coil packs on fbs and having stock coils on mx5s, so i am kinda iffy on just buying a part, swapping it in and hoping it works, its not that i havent put in a distributor before, i just havent put one in from one year model car to a different one, but any beneficial swap/mod is my goal... Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 You need the matching distributor flat timing plate and the pedestal too. You can find those at a wrecking yard. Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 depending on what Matchbox you hsave you need the correct timming plate and pedastal. There were 2 version of the matcbox. If wrong one is used the rorotr will point inbetween 1 and 3 plug wires at TDC Quote Link to comment
slowmomiata Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 damn, the problem is i live in a po dunk town and our wrecking yard has little to no jdm cars, hardly any hondas even, finding one will be tricky then, could i use a 280zx pedestal/timing plate with that distributor? i have 2 l28e parts engines and a full 280zx car to rip apart for the 510 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 watch this to get a jist of it. But most L motors ahe a specfi plate that goes with the distributor. I dont know wht they made a few different ones. People over time forget to grab the mating one and thus have this proplem. this vid will give you a idea whats going on. Im not a 6 cylinder expert on the parts somebody else might know olddatsuns.com has a tech section on electronic ignitions you MIGHT want to read that Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Well it's rather easy if you have the part number from the side of the distributor. let us know. 280ZX uses a similar looking but totally differently rotated plate, different adapter pedestal and distributor. Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 My first matchbox distributor I got was distributor only, no pedestal, no plate. I used an old plate off a old dual point L-16 distributor, I cut the tab for the bolt that goes up through the plate into the distributor body off the plate, spaced it out 1/16 of an inch by putting a piece of welding rod in the cut gap, and welding it back together. Here are two plates, the one I modified, and a stock L-16 plate. Here they are on top of each other. Like Hainz said, the rotor ended up between #2, and #3. So I put the distributor rotor pointing at #1, looked carefully at the orientation of the slot on the bottom of the distributor, dropped the oil pump, and indexed the oil pump drive to match where I wanted the distributor. This page, about four posts down, details how I set up the distributor. http://community.rat...21/page__st__20 Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 no modification needed if you get the Timing Plate for the 1979 L-series four, and the matching pedestal. Pedestals are many and all different Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Or you can use the L16 plate without welding. Put a large washer over the cut section. It will still have adjustment from the 2nd slot. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 For a 1979 510 matchbox, i think this is the pedestal you need: 22178-S6700 distributor support * A10 L20B 1979 * 720 L20B * 910 L24E * S130 L28E Quote Link to comment
slowmomiata Posted November 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 sorry i havent posted on this in a while im out of town working losing my mind, i have been researching more, i found an 80 200sx, its the 4 plug type matchbox, from what i read i can use this distributor with any z/zx pedestal, but i knida want to go a different route, i want to find a remote type ei dizzy and do an hei module, and build a little cool rack for it to bolt onto by the strut tower, hopefully the old dude by my house with the old datsuns will have a remote type dizzy i can buy, does anyone have a picture of one i can use as a reference? all the threads i read are from 08 or 09 where they erased the photobucket pictures and its sad cause i just got into the datsun scene and have to go back in time to learn with no pictures :/ Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 i found an 80 200sx, its the 4 plug type matchbox, buy this with the pedastal Done Quote Link to comment
slowmomiata Posted November 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 hypothetically speaking i want to wire in msd 6al down the road, do i just pull off the module to gain access to the wires to wire up the msd box? Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 hypothetically speaking i want to wire in msd 6al down the road, WHY??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? thry are overrated in my opinion and weakens the reliability. I know some people swear by them but you only have a 60hp motor and just putting in a EI is good enough. MSD go to 1 spark after 3 k rpm anyways. you said you wanted clean undet the hood. so putting a 1st gen EI then a MSD is just loading up the engine bay with more wires and more componets to break. Quote Link to comment
slowmomiata Posted November 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 why? because i want to, i have this same argument with my girlfriend, WHY do you want ANOTHER car??? Because i want it duh haha, i want the msd because i simply want it and having it clutter my engine bay would make me happy :) Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Why dont you go crank fire coil packs. I know you want it. You ever open up a MSD box? The solder joints suck(they pay those guys 7$ and hr) and youll be on the side of the road cause it breaks. OK your on your own Quote Link to comment
slowmomiata Posted December 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 im sorry i just like the way the msd 40th ann box looks, i want it in my car working, i have multiple transmarobird friends that run them on their cars and i havent seen one fail, i am just looking for answers sorry for being an ass haha i was out of town in a crappy hotel for a week being miserable and missing home, a guy on here may have a remote type dizzy for sale, he said the part number is 22100-B9800 i cant seem to find it on google or a parts number search, can anyone chime in on it? Quote Link to comment
slowmomiata Posted December 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 here is a pic of it Quote Link to comment
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