351w Upgrade?

Here's my .02

an edlebrock performer or air gap manifold would be a better choice than the RPM versions since you realy have a stock engine and wouldn't see much over 4500 rpm.

A mallory YLU-554-CV electronic dist. MSD does not make a 351W dist. for the marine industry.

A hotter coil MSD blaster HVC or simular.


You could replace the points with an electronic conversion kit instead of replacing the whole distributor which for the above model mallory runs 325-350 bucks at summit racing, don't get it from JEG's, it's a special order and will take months verses days for summit.

Before you invest a significant amount of $$ in an Air Gap, check your engine box for clearance. We just attempted to install one in a Mustang on a Chrysler, with your same engine box and it wouldn't close. We then went with an older Edelbrock, still tall, but it fit. The standard Edelbrock or other mfgr's intakes will fit for sure on a Ford.

79Nautique, what intake are you running on yours?

And for the record, the '68-'72? Chrysler engines with the dual water pump and no circulating pump can't use an aftermarket/automotive intake without modifications for waterflow. We just found this out and are working thru it right now. If anyone has gone thru this already, please chime in.

THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR HELP! Keep it comin!!!
                    -BRAD-