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msd or livewires ignition???

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Old 11-15-2006, 12:51 AM
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i want to get new plug wires, cap and rotor, coil and tfi module...which wound you prefer?? i hear that livewires add 10hp but i want to know what u guys think
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Default RE: msd or livewires ignition???

OEM work great and good luck finding wires that add 10hp
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Old 11-15-2006, 12:58 AM
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i read in a mustang magazine they put the wires, cap and rotor, coil and module on a stock 5 speed stang and it added like 9 horses
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Old 11-15-2006, 01:55 AM
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Default RE: msd or livewires ignition???

Thats prolly because the other setup was holding it back 9 HP, and the new stuff brought it back to normal....
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Ignition upgrades would help some on a modified motor, but def. not stock. Personally, I went with FRPP wires, and upgraded the coil to MSD TFI... works fine.
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