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Old 09-10-02, 05:12 PM
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MSD ignition ?

Can I hook up direct fire ignition with 2 stock coils and 1 blaster 2 and if so the stock would be leading and the blaster2 trealing?
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Are we talking using a MSD unit, or just riggin up a direct fire. Either way i think you can mix and match coils if you wish, but its better to have after market ones.
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You can not run direct fire with the trailing plugs. Doesn't matter if they are in parallel with the leadings. The physical location that the trailing plugs are at when the wasted spark fires is way to early in the combustion cycle. It will fire too early and probably do some serious damage to the engine.
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Re: MSD ignition ?

Originally posted by paposwing14
Can I hook up direct fire ignition with 2 stock coils and 1 blaster 2 and if so the stock would be leading and the blaster2 trealing?
yeah use the paired on the leading and single msd on the trailing until you can afford another blaster,
then run the two blasters on the leading and the single stocker on the trailing,

i ran all msd with a 6a
direct fire the right way







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how much of a difference did you notice with that setup?
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Yeah I guess your response answered his question more accurately than mine. I misunderstood.
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I'm thinking of putting the same MSD 6a with 3 coils in my 85 GSL-SE 13B EGI.

How much of an improvment did you see with this ignition setup?

Does it idle better? Better power at low RPM?

Thanks.
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I saw no improvement on my GSL-SE.
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I had a shiny red box under my hood. Does that count as a difference?
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my car ran smoother thats aboot it and one msd coil will work thats how i got mine running
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Originally posted by gamble302
how much of a difference did you notice with that setup?

not much,
it slightly helped out 3rd gear,
better idle,
couldnt say to much for accleration


id spend the money else where first,
unless you plan on running a n.o.s.

or just for bragging rights
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Which MSD box would you recomend for a daily driver thats basically stock except for exhaust?
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Originally posted by Maguire
Which MSD box would you recomend for a daily driver thats basically stock except for exhaust?
6A or 6AL
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does it just fire more accuractly ?
or is it just for the pretty red box ?
say after i street port my engine full racing beat exhaust
and some high performance carp.
would it be worth going with the msd then ? becuase of the large amount
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