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Originally Posted by LOWRIDER
FWIW. There were aftermarket breaker plates you could buy that converted your 57 distributor to dual points. Had one in my 57 until I switch it all to DuraSpark.
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Patrick brophy
The kits by Dyna-Flyte show up now and then on ebay for about $50.
I've got a couple for the distributors in my Birds. They seem to work well so far, about 2000 miles on my red '55, with a '57 distributor on the 292.
Some of the factory dual point distributor setups may(?) have been put in the E code (dual 4bbl) distributors.
The E code distributors, normally w/ single points, have an ID of FEJ-12127-B2.
Before the electronic replacements, dual points could help reduce the 'float' of single points, gaining some rpm.
And with two sets of points dividing the electrical load, the contacts could last longer.
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