procomp distributor.are they any good or no

richter69 wrote:

138 wrote:I wanna see someone build a motor with everything "pro-comp" makes and run it...

A "Walmart" engine.

Problem is they would sell a bunch and when they didnt work those morons would be on here cryin, "MY MOTOR DONT WORK HELP". Can you imagine the forsale section full of Pro-Comp crap.

bbf-falcon wrote:

rmcomprandy wrote:I've checked-out just about every distributor which Pro Comp makes and the only ones which seem to be worth a crap are the Mopar models which don't have a distributor gear; those Mopars are all a one piece shaft and seem to be OK.
Every other one of their distributors - "good luck".

Randy, Do you remember the name of the builder of the new Dizzy you sold me at the swap for my friend ? We installed it and it's doing great.(Cruiser)

Then you got a good one, (that's why I didn't just send it back after checking it out), but, those are the exceptions rather than the rule.

Was that a Pro Comp I did'nt look at the brand

Did ya'll read the artical in last months 5.0 magazine? They built a stroker small block using all Pro-comp parts except the distributor. They bought one and installed one but for reasons unknown to the readers they had to change to a MSD distributor. MSD, Mallory, etc are just to reasonable to gamble money away with the Procomp unit.

I could be wrong, but didn't Pro Comp enter an engine in the EMC???

Have a good day!
Michael

96Mustang460cid wrote:I could be wrong, but didn't Pro Comp enter an engine in the EMC???

Have a good day!
Michael

was that the --ENGINGES MOSTLY CRAP or the ENGINES MADE in CHINA contest ?

96Mustang460cid wrote:I could be wrong, but didn't Pro Comp enter an engine in the EMC???

Have a good day!
Michael

They are a sponsor this year; (for their fabricated valve covers, I think).

bbf-falcon wrote:Was that a Pro Comp I did'nt look at the brand

It was either a Pro Comp or a Pro Form. I really can't remember which because a lot of both have passed through here.

jones wrote:Did ya'll read the artical in last months 5.0 magazine? They built a stroker small block using all Pro-comp parts except the distributor. They bought one and installed one but for reasons unknown to the readers they had to change to a MSD distributor. MSD, Mallory, etc are just to reasonable to gamble money away with the Procomp unit.

I saw that. The one they did use said 'Westech' on it. I figured it was more of a "use the dyno facility's dist that is already setup because dyno time is expensive" situation rather than a "it didn't work" situation.

I have a Procomp dist and ran it in the Ranger. I am no Procomp cheerleader, but I had no issues with it and will more than likely run it in the Mustang too. It has the 2 piece shaft setup, where the drive gear/oil pump drive is separate from the shaft. If the oil pump driveshaft was attached to it, it would be just like a Mopar setup. I actually kinda like that feature. Makes it easy to R&R the dist.

I think it would have been interesting if they went over the Pro-comp block they used. Instead of just saying that they had a machine shop put the block togather. I'd like to know how it diminesional (sp) and core shift compared to the Dart and FRPP small blocks.

I just started getting that mag and was surprised to see the number of ProComp parts used in the engine builds. Like most magazines, I suspect they have a tendency to glaze over the in-depth tech stuff needed sometimes make stuff work as advertised.

rmcomprandy wrote:

bbf-falcon wrote:Was that a Pro Comp I did'nt look at the brand

It was either a Pro Comp or a Pro Form. I really can't remember which because a lot of both have passed through here.

I looked at it today. It was a Pro Form. He loves it for his cruise truck