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Old 05-08-06, 08:31 AM
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MSD Question???

Were going to be hooking up a MSD 6a box on a friends 85 gsl. This guy doesnt want to use 3 coils because he wants the stock look. Now if we hook up the purple and green wires from the MSD right before or after the leading stock ignitor (tapped) and then wire the orange and black wires (MSD) to the leading coil would it still work? My guess is it wii work but just want some input 1st. Thanks!

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it will work. Consider it as an upgrade.
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Cool brotha thats all I needed to know!
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It would be better to run the green/purple before the ignitor so you can remove it and be rid of the troublesome part.The MSD box will act as the ignitor now and is much more reliable.
Also,get a good quality cap and rotor,prefferably one with brass terminals.The hot,multiple fire MSD will speed up cap/rotor erosion which is yet another reason why the 3 coil,direct fire method is more popular.
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I agree with you Steve and thats the set up I have on my GSL but this guy wont budge and wants to keep it stock looking.
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If he really wants to keep it stock looking, then he shouldn't get an MSD. lol
Old 05-08-06, 03:16 PM
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lol.....your right
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Yea,removing a tiny little black box from the distributor(which will leave you stranded when it fails...and it will).....is a lot less conspicuous than a big red ignition box sitting in the engine bay.

Most cars have only one ignitor,so only having one left will be even more "regular" looking, for an 80's style distributor fired ignition system.
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you can run it through the cap, but your friend is going to go through caps and rotors in half the time. Turst I've had my box on 3 civics, a jetta, a supra, and 2 7's.
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Your friend sounds like my old friend with his stock GSL-SE. He didn't want to upgrade anything that was visible. His mod list was K&N drop in element, Jacobs coils and 10mm wires. He refused to do any other mods.
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si si puede. I installed my 6AL in front of the radiator.
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