TI dist

**Ls6 Ragtop** · #1 12-26-2007, 01:26 AM

Hi Bill,
For the most part you are correct, with 1 exception. ZL-1 Camaros used the exact same 1111927 TI distributor as the 69 L-88 and ZL-1 Corvettes. These distributors were equipped with the mechanical tach drive which goes unused on Camaros. These distributors also had 373 part# non functional vacuum cans. Assembly line vacuums had a hole where the nipple would be and later replacements had the bump on the front. Have had a bunch of these distributors over the years. The 263 Ball bearing dist. on ebay was as the add explains an over the counter race only unit.
The only purpose the blank or non functional vacuum unit had on the production dist. was to locate the breaker plate on the 3 different L-88 distributors that used them.
1111240 67 L-88
1111295 68 L-88
1111927 69 L-88 & ZL-1
Chris

**olredalert** · #2 12-26-2007, 06:32 PM

-----Thanks Chris! Did the factory bother to put a gear in the bronze fitting as delivered in a ZL1??? Im surprized that Chevrolet didnt develop an aluminum distributer with the ball bearing set-up. Seems like it would have been easy and a win-win type deal.........Bill S

**Ls6 Ragtop** · #3 12-26-2007, 07:29 PM

You're welcome Bill, I would assume so as I would think they would want to keep foreign matter out of the distributor. Every 927 I have had was complete with the tach drive parts and as I'm too young to have been playing with these cars when they were new I can only speculate.
You're right about it being too bad Chevrolet never offered a ball bearing distributor in a production piece , be it an aluminum housing or the cast version as these were rugged units. Would have been cool even if Chevrolet offered T.I. in the LS6 as when I spin one of these on my old Sun distributor tester, they are pretty impressive! No point scatter to worry about.
Chris White

redvetracr · #4 12-27-2007, 04:32 AM

that 1111263 TI distributor had a list price somewhere around $1600.00
redvetracr

LS6 RAT · #5 12-27-2007, 09:18 AM

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You're welcome Bill, I would assume so as I would think they would want to keep foreign matter out of the distributor. Every 927 I have had was complete with the tach drive parts and as I'm too young to have been playing with these cars when they were new I can only speculate.
You're right about it being too bad Chevrolet never offered a ball bearing distributor in a production piece , be it an aluminum housing or the cast version as these were rugged units. Would have been cool even if Chevrolet offered T.I. in the LS6 as when I spin one of these on my old Sun distributor tester, they are pretty impressive! No point scatter to worry about.
Chris White

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Actually, the magnetic pulse transistorized distributor set-up was standard equipment on an LS6; 1971.

**Ls6 Ragtop** · #6 12-27-2007, 05:50 PM

Sorry Warren,
I wasn't even thinking about the 71 Corvette LS6 when I made my post. I tend to have 70 LS6 Chevelle on the brain. You are 100% correct.

**olredalert** · #7 12-27-2007, 06:17 PM

-----Warren,,,Are you saying that 71 LS6 Corvettes had the ball-bearing distributer, or just that they had transistor ignition???......Bill S

redvetracr · #8 12-27-2007, 07:01 PM

71 LS-6 Corvette had a TI but not a ball bearing TI...#1112053 for the auto trans and 1112076 for the 4spd cars. The 1111263 ball bearing distributor never came on a car, it was an over the counter item and also (I believe) came with a ZL-1 crate motor. The original #263 had a reverse cam gear. Not to confuse anything but there was also a 1111465 TI available as a service replacement for the still born LS-7 Corvette motor....redvetracr

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