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RE: Pertronix and MSD Ignition Control Unit

By etm63 - 04/30/2001 11:40:29 AM; IP 12.107.33.47

I agree with BEAR - the 6AL is the MSD box you want - the rev limiter is a must as far as insurance goes. A guy I know just blew his FE last week - missed a shift and went over 8000 rpm. Threw a rod. Didn't have the 6AL...

Anyway, another suggestion. I'm running the MSD 6AL box with the blaster 2 coil in my 428 Mustang. However, I went to the parts store and bought a Ford electronic distributor for a 1975 Ford Truck with a 390. I think it was around $50. This has the wide cap (which I wanted) and also the necessary hookups needed for the MSD box. It works extremely well and saved me some money (MSD dist. are kinda expensive). I considered the Ford Duraspark setup but it was a lot more expensive (if you bought it from Ford Motorsports) and I'd almost swear that MSD probably makes the Duraspark boxes for Ford because they sure do look identical sans the color... Anyway, you sacrifice some orginal appearance but the system works flawlessly and is durable (I've been running this setup for 6 or 7 years with no problems.) My $0.02 worth. Good luck.

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RE: Pertronix and MSD Ignition Control Unit -- richard, 04/29/2001

RE: Pertronix and MSD Ignition Control Unit -- Mustang Mike, 04/29/2001

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RE: Pertronix and MSD Ignition Control Unit -- Rob, 04/30/2001

Two great articles on just what you need to know.. -- Louie, 05/02/2001