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Old 12-05-01, 10:50 PM
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MSD Boost Retarder

My car is going to be pushing 14 psi on a 60-1 Hi-Fi Turbo.
I have enough fuel and I will be running a boost controlled alcohol/water injection setup. This will help with keeping the intake charge as cool as possible with the stock intercooler, as well as giving the effects of additional fuel.

I am going to use spark plugs with a cooler heat rating, but I am pretty sure I will need some boost spark retard. I have seen the MSD unit that will plug into my MSD 6A, is this a good idea? I guess another option is ditch the stock computer controled ignition setup and run a distibutor from a 12A turbo that has boost retard inputs. Or, I could go wit an APEX ITC, but this costs $300 as opposed to $150 or less for an MSD unit.

So my question is, what is the best ignition setup for cheap that will keep the spark at the best place.

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Old 12-05-01, 10:54 PM
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the msd and apexi unit will only retard the leading plugs. your best bet short of a standalone would be to go to a ecu chip which will get rid of fuel cut and retard your timming at higher boost.

such as www.mdrace.com
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