SCOTTY -- I will agree that this is not absolutely a true statement..

Now do they work?? Yes... but are they the best Distributor for any aircooled motor.. NO!!

So to label them the worst is pretty rough... but they are not close to the best either..

You're certainly entitled to your opinion. And I'm entitled to mine, and my opinion is: You're wrong.

I don't doubt that Doug had an issue with an 009.... but tell me, what was wrong with it? worn out? was it a cheap Chinese knock-off?

Next time I'm at a show with my DC, come drive it.... slow, fast, easy, hard... I'm dead serious. I want you to enligten me on how bad my 009 is performing. I've had way over 10,000 trouble-free miles. Great performance, clean plugs, good gas mileage..... that wouldn't happen if the 009 was a "terrible choice".

You can keep on mouthing off about all this, but I won't bother arguing with you. You're mind is obviously made up.

I had to speak up, because I just won't sit here and let you get away with posting bogus statements like that.

No kidding. There are a handful of topics like this that will ALWAYS be debated...

True doug's 009 was a cheap chinese one, but still the advance curve is not ideal for any acvw, thats the bottom line. Scotty, you won't know what your missing till you have the right dizzy for your motor/vehicle/driving style. I'm not a fan of mechanical advance, I set my stuff up to simulate a vac advance curve but with special attention to the area's where I'm cruising at. Mileage, throttle response, idle, wot...everything is affected directly by your spark curve. If your perfectly happy with with what you got then rock it, but there is better...alot better.

009 rule...... ON MY MOTOR, NO PROBLEMS.

I am pleased with my 010 ...........just saying

you know whats funny that thread you posted has more people praising the 009 in it than against it...lol


Ive used 009's for many years. I prefer using them with a compufire module. On my last motor I personally tried 4 different distributors configurations. 009 with points/ 009 with compufire/ a mallory with points, and an old school HEI distributor (gave that one to Doc)
I saw no difference in the way the motor performed. So in my opinion all 009 are not junk. Could I have found a distributor that worked better than the 009.................. probably so....do I want to spends loads of money researching what works best buying and swapping out different distributors.... Nope.


There is always something better out there for just about everything.

my personal favorite as well.

I hate this topic so much, "rant off".


I don't even have a distributor on my notch so what do I know.

I think the item that is being missed is really more the advance curve that is most correct for the spefic motor..

009's get thrown in that mix becuase of this issue.. and they also get thrown in because of manfucaturing

since all the good stuff is out of manfucaturing date the 009 is the only one getting beat up..

so if you were to take quality out of the equation you only have advance curve left..
no matter if it is vac.- vac.w/centrifugal- or centrifugal only..


the sheer #'s of 009's made and that are still floating around will always be the reason why 90% of VW owners have or have had a 009 in their cars.. and had "luck" with them.. it will also always be until you put the right distributor or even one that works the best even if it is not what was stock..in your motor you will always praise the 009 for functioning..