weiand tunnel??

guys/gals,i am in the process of puttin a tunnel on my 38 chev. has a sbc[350]in it. found that the distributor [accel high perf electonic]]that was on the motor will not fit the in the tunnel . what do i use? would like to stay with electronic, but am open to others. only will be using the ride for puttsin around, not racing. any reference #? maybe something from a allience member or summit/jegs? thanks in advance for your knowledge.
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I like the mallory unilite, cap is same size as old gm point distributor, just make sure you run ign. wire thru a ballast resistor, any more than 9.6 volts and it will burn the eye out, also the rotor is different from a vac adv. unit and a non vac advance, it will fit but the skirt rubs on top of the module and the shavings go into the slots and create a misfire cuz it blocks the eye from seeing the light, yes this from personal experience. lol

 

You can also get the old Pertronix Ignitor unit to replace the points in a stock point distributor. Very simple and durable, and it will look traditional...

 

does the uni require a external coil and ign modual?

 

That may be the tunnel ram that most any distributor didn't clear. Back when those were new someone built distributors that were offset using a pair of gears to clear tunnel rams. But maybe one of the guys who actually ran that intake can chime in and give a real solution that works. I think the stock points style distributor was too big to work too

 

I don't think that was the one. I've seen a lot of Weiand tunnels over the years, and they've had stock size housings in the back. Now, I've got a Crower injector on my big-block that is a different story!

I think the OP has an HEI from his followup post. The unilite doesn't need a module, but does need an external coil (as will anything that is going to fit, other than a Vertex magneto).

 

Like G***er John said, The Mallory unilite will work just fine. My friend runs one on his Weiand tunnel ram without any problems.

 

After rereading his post I think you are correct about the distributor he has and when you get beyond a single four barrel clearance becomes an issue with those.

 

I agree.

All of Accels standard HP distributors would clear that manifold.

 

Mallory installation in the Willys with Weiand Tunnel Ram - switching to dual quads soon....