Welcome to Club Hot Rod!  The premier site for everything to do with Hot Rod, Customs, Low Riders, Rat Rods, and more. 

  •  » Members from all over the US and the world!
  •  » Help from all over the world for your questions
  •  » Build logs for you and all members
  •  » Blogs
  •  » Image Gallery
  •  » Many thousands of members and hundreds of thousands of posts! 

YES! I want to register an account for free right now!  p.s.: For registered members this ad will NOT show

 

Thread: Mallory flat cap
          
   
   

Reply To Thread
Results 1 to 8 of 8
  1. #1
    steve fisher's Avatar
    steve fisher is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    minden
    Car Year, Make, Model: 1987 S-10
    Posts
    6

    Mallory flat cap

     



    I am trying to wire the Mallory flat cap to my small block Chevy.Does it fire 1-3-5-7 down one side and 2-4-6-8 down the other the way it looks like it would or do you wire it normal 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2?

    87 S-10,350.030.flat tops,2:02 valves,triple angle valve job,screw in studs,crane cam and lifters,Wiend tunnel ram and two 600 Edelbrock Performers.

  2. #2
    truedog's Avatar
    truedog is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Cheyenne
    Car Year, Make, Model: 1990 Thunderbird Super Coupe
    Posts
    42

    Changing the cap will not change your firing order. Firing order is determined by the crank and cam alone.

  3. #3
    pat mccarthy's Avatar
    pat mccarthy is offline CHR Member/Contributor Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    bay city
    Posts
    10,546

    there was a companyi think it was cross fire that had caps like that. but not flat. msd used the and old ford flat head cap on the crank trigger distributors. but fired stock for your engine .i think mallory had a flat cap like this on the YL tpy distributors but this was verry long time ago. and the ford flat head will not fit on just any distributors you may be able to do something with the YL and the ford flat head type cap and alot of work .call msd or mallory

  4. #4
    pat mccarthy's Avatar
    pat mccarthy is offline CHR Member/Contributor Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    bay city
    Posts
    10,546

    Re: Mallory flat cap

     



    Originally posted by steve fisher
    I am trying to wire the Mallory flat cap to my small block Chevy.Does it fire 1-3-5-7 down one side and 2-4-6-8 down the other the way it looks like it would or do you wire it normal 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2?
    sorry i did not see you have a mallory flat cap

  5. #5
    pat mccarthy's Avatar
    pat mccarthy is offline CHR Member/Contributor Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    bay city
    Posts
    10,546

    i ran into a very old mallory on a early hemi this used two coils and two point sets and did not fire the way you would think. it was not the stock firing order i do not kown if they made them for chevy before my time but i think they did

  6. #6
    techinspector1's Avatar
    techinspector1 is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Location
    Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
    Car Year, Make, Model: '32 Henway
    Posts
    12,423

    The cap should be numbered at the wire outlets, but I would think that it would be 1,3,5,7 on the driver's side like you said, otherwise why would you have a flat cap if the wires had to be run like a regular tower cap? Wire it up and see if the motor will run. If not, then you know.
    PLANET EARTH, INSANE ASYLUM FOR THE UNIVERSE.

  7. #7
    dljdad is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Raymond
    Car Year, Make, Model: '33 Ford Tudor Hiboy
    Posts
    35

    Mallory introduced the flat cap for marine applications but, of course, it works in a automotive application as well. I used it on the Mallory duel point I had in my Nomad. It follows the normal chevy firing order but works out as only two wires have to cross over to the other side if you put #1 in a certain spot. Do a neat job of running your wires and you've got a cool looking setup.
    Dave

  8. #8
    steve fisher's Avatar
    steve fisher is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    minden
    Car Year, Make, Model: 1987 S-10
    Posts
    6

    Well I couldn't wait anymore.I just went out and got all new stuff.Distributor,cap,button,wires and plugs.Fired up the first crank.

    87 S-10,350.030.flat tops,2:02 valves,triple angle valve job,screw in studs,crane cam and lifters,Wiend tunnel ram and two 600 Edelbrock Performers.

Reply To Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Links monetized by VigLink