All Small Six 200 crossflow distributor

[nline6]

Hello everyone, long time no post. I have built a US 200 ci block with a crossflow head and cam. I am trying to figure out how to drive my injection system, initially i was going to use a crank senser, however that won't allow the computer to do sequential injection. there doesn't seem to be enough room to put a senser in the timing cover so I'm now going to have to run a distributor. I'm hoping someone on here will know what distributor will work in a US block with an aussie cam or if there is a gear I can put on my US distributor. I appreciate any advice.
Thanks
Robin

 

[PSIG]

there doesn't seem to be enough room to put a senser in the timing cover

That's unusual, but OK. Another option is to poke a Hall sensor in the valve cover reading a rocker. If deleting the fuel pump, I've seen them mounted in the pump block-off plate reading the pump eccentric.

 

[pmuller9]

I'm hoping someone on here will know what distributor will work in a US block with an aussie cam or if there is a gear I can put on my US distributor. I appreciate any advice.

Have you tried your distributor to see if the gear messes correctly with the Aussie cam?
Don't you need the distributor to drive the oil pump?
Which fuel Injection system would you use?

 

[rocklord]

I agree with pmuller9, use the distributor gear recommended by the cam manufacturer. A gutted Load-O-Matic distributor will fit under the crossflow intake (barely) to run the oil pump. You could install a magnetic pickup in the LOM distributor cap for your fuel injection.

Here is a Youtube video where someone installed EFI onto a 6 cylinder engine (slant six). They installed a magnet on the cam gear and a pickup in the cam cover. This method may work for you.

 

[PSIG]

I assumed you figured something out for the pump drive. If not, I've cut a number of Ford distributors down for distributorless pump drives, and installed tiny sensors reading a notch in the shaft for cycle ("cam") signal. Not difficult for lathe workers. If it needs to be really short (last on right), then a small roller bearing or full sleeve bushing is required to replace the (now missing) stock upper shaft bushing. Again, not a big deal.

 

[nline6]

Hello everyone and thank you for your input, I'm working with a guy at Haltech to set this up since they are supplying my engine management system. The only way to have sequential firing is to read the cam by installing 3 magnets at 90 degrees apart, the only area on the cam gear solid enough to install the magnets is only available to read where the harmonic balancer crosses the timing cover. That leaves the distributor. I wasn't planning on running a distributor since I'm dry sumping the engine. I spoke with the owner of Aussiespeed last night and the two distributor gears available for a crossflow will not fit my distributor shaft. So, I need a short distributor which I will be taking to Haltech and my contact there is going to help me setup a wheel on it to read the sensor. I am very interested in the LOM that Rocklord is talking about and would appreciate any help on where I can locate one. Thank You
Robin

 

[PSIG]

The only way to have sequential firing is to read the cam by installing 3 magnets at 90 degrees apart

Ah, Haltech. That would be called a flying-magnet 4-1 cycle (cam-speed) pattern (4 targets, one missing). Other options are still valid, e.g., 3 magnets on the pump eccentric (now centered wheel). And you can skip magnets if you use a typical automotive back-biased sensor that reads ferrous metal teeth, holes, slots, etc, (LS, Chrysler, BMW, ATS617, many others). They have an internal back-side magnet that reads the magnetic field distortion as metal features pass by.

 

[chad]

there is at least one thread here -start to finish-
on the process as delineated after post #2 above.
We havea search function. Perhapse some 1 can
assist w/the search terms to enter~

 

[SpykerJ98]

Has anyone tried using an MSD Cam Sync part# 85221 and modifying it to fit in the 200?

 

[drag-200stang]

Has anyone tried using an MSD Cam Sync part# 85221 and modifying it to fit in the 200?

Shaft is too small see the MPFI thread I put up. Post 49, 55 and others.