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Old 06-12-2004, 07:07 PM
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i dont really know a lot about ignitions, i hear the mas 6 al ignition is pretty good, what excatly does it do, what makes it soo great??? where do u mount it??? what plugs into it??? any help at all about ignitions, i knwo basically nothing
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Old 06-13-2004, 03:34 PM
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The MSD 6A and 6AL are probably the most popular street/strip ignition control boxes. They are the electronic part that controls the spark timing on an electronic ignition. The difference between the 6A and 6AL is the 6AL has a rev limiter built-in if that's important to you, and it costs about $50 more than the 6A. The whole system consists of a control box, a coil, a distributor, spark plug wires, and spark plugs.
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Old 06-13-2004, 05:28 PM
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it fires the plugs 6 times per fire,,i but mine on the scope it work ,it looked badasss..had 6 fireing lines per. spark everyone thought it was cool ,,they never seen that before...hoter spak also...good get one,,,
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Old 06-13-2004, 08:01 PM
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what it does is give you a better compustion due to muti-sparks un like a reg ignition the msd gives you a strong secondary spark which completes the combustion cycle more eff. for more power
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Old 06-13-2004, 08:50 PM
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The whole system consists of a control box, a coil, a distributor, spark plug wires, and spark plugs.
how much does that whole system cost?
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Old 06-14-2004, 03:25 AM
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WOW! SIX SPARKS PER FIRE!!! THATS CRAZY!!! HOW MUCH DOES THIS SYSTEM COST??? CAN IT ALSO BE SET TO SPARK ONE TIME LIKE A NORMAL IGNITION TO?? WILL THIS WORK FINE FOR A DAILY DRIVER??? THANKS A LOT!!!
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Old 06-14-2004, 04:55 PM
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The MSD system is just the distributor, coil, control box, and wires (although you can use any good wires). MSD doesn't make spark plugs. The price depends on your application and exactly which parts you want. They have many coils, distributors, control boxes, etc.

Why would you want to set it for one spark per stroke? Why even bother getting a MSD box? The reason it sparks 6 times is for better combustion. Otherwise there wouldn't be a reason to buy one.
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Old 06-14-2004, 05:00 PM
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How hard is the install?
I have one sitting in a box, waiting to be installed as soon as another part of mine finally arrives.
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