MSD 6-AL
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MSD 6-AL
Should I get this or not? I have an accel supercoil and honestly I don't really like it. What do you think of the MSD any noticable gains?
thanks,
Bryan
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86 Irocz, 305 bored 40 over, 211/221 comp cam,paw rocker arms 1.5,10:1 comp., stock heads, 100 shot of nitrous,
soon to be airflow research 190 cc heads, 373 gears to replace 273, and induction work
thanks,
Bryan
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86 Irocz, 305 bored 40 over, 211/221 comp cam,paw rocker arms 1.5,10:1 comp., stock heads, 100 shot of nitrous,
soon to be airflow research 190 cc heads, 373 gears to replace 273, and induction work
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I have the 6al with the supercoil. I'm happy with it. You wont find any gains but throttle responce might be better.
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Well its not something that will make a night and day differnce in your car. A lot of people install one and are just happy with the increased throttle response. If you want more power out of you engine you have to take advantage of what the MSD does for you. It increase the power of your ignition which means you can either have more power to jump a sparkplug gap in a higher compression engine, but considering that you probably have a stock engine I am not going to get into you rasing your compression.
What you can do is increase you spark plug gap from (What I think is .035) to around .045 or .050. This will make a bigger spark causing a better and quicker burn in your combustion chamber.
Now to answer your question on wether its worth it or not. Well its like other modifications to you car, it will make bigger inprovements as you do more things to your car. Though I tell you, I would never get rid of mine. I love it.
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86 Trans Am 355 TPI Rebuilt 700R4 with Corvette servo, modified valve body, and a B&M Torque Converter (2000 rpm stall w/ lock up), 87 350 block bored .30 with new crank. Reworked 305 heads with 3-angle valve job. Added in the rebuild was an SLP TPI cam, BBK 58mm Throttle Body,MSD 6A, Hypertech Power Coil,MSD Wires, 1.5 Crane roller tipped rocker arms, SLP Intake Runners and Port matching in upper intake including fully ported plenum, TPIS adjustable fuel pressure regulator @ 46psi, Hooker shorty style headers w/ Thermotech heat wrapping, Custom 3” exhaust with Flowmaster muffler and chrome quad tips, Hypertech Thermomaster Computer chip, K&N open element cone filter on modified MAF per TPIS specs, removal of A/C hardware and added a 1LE firewall cover installed. Also there has been a PST front suspension kit with Hotchkis strut tower brace added.
Stereo has 2 Clairion Pro Audio dash plates, 2 Sony 6X9s, 2 Kicker 12's in a custom Carpeted box with a custom amp rack Holding 3 MTX 280 Amps, and a MTX electronic Crossover all wired with EFX cable.
Asking $4200 with all extra Parts that are needed to fix most apearance flaws. ie Complete hatch and wing from a 91 GTA
http://geocities.com/feltsb/kyle.html
Kills:
95 Talon TSI, 96 Probe GT, 91 T/A L98, 89 RS, 86 Mustang GT, 88 Mustang LX 5.0, 92 Thunderbird V8. couple or ricers that I think were Civics or Preludes not sure what year, 95 Celica GT-S, 94 Chevy 1/2 ton 350, one of those NASCAR F150's
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What you can do is increase you spark plug gap from (What I think is .035) to around .045 or .050. This will make a bigger spark causing a better and quicker burn in your combustion chamber.
Now to answer your question on wether its worth it or not. Well its like other modifications to you car, it will make bigger inprovements as you do more things to your car. Though I tell you, I would never get rid of mine. I love it.
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FOR SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
86 Trans Am 355 TPI Rebuilt 700R4 with Corvette servo, modified valve body, and a B&M Torque Converter (2000 rpm stall w/ lock up), 87 350 block bored .30 with new crank. Reworked 305 heads with 3-angle valve job. Added in the rebuild was an SLP TPI cam, BBK 58mm Throttle Body,MSD 6A, Hypertech Power Coil,MSD Wires, 1.5 Crane roller tipped rocker arms, SLP Intake Runners and Port matching in upper intake including fully ported plenum, TPIS adjustable fuel pressure regulator @ 46psi, Hooker shorty style headers w/ Thermotech heat wrapping, Custom 3” exhaust with Flowmaster muffler and chrome quad tips, Hypertech Thermomaster Computer chip, K&N open element cone filter on modified MAF per TPIS specs, removal of A/C hardware and added a 1LE firewall cover installed. Also there has been a PST front suspension kit with Hotchkis strut tower brace added.
Stereo has 2 Clairion Pro Audio dash plates, 2 Sony 6X9s, 2 Kicker 12's in a custom Carpeted box with a custom amp rack Holding 3 MTX 280 Amps, and a MTX electronic Crossover all wired with EFX cable.
Asking $4200 with all extra Parts that are needed to fix most apearance flaws. ie Complete hatch and wing from a 91 GTA
http://geocities.com/feltsb/kyle.html
Kills:
95 Talon TSI, 96 Probe GT, 91 T/A L98, 89 RS, 86 Mustang GT, 88 Mustang LX 5.0, 92 Thunderbird V8. couple or ricers that I think were Civics or Preludes not sure what year, 95 Celica GT-S, 94 Chevy 1/2 ton 350, one of those NASCAR F150's
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Well its not something that will make a night and day differnce in your car. A lot of people install one and are just happy with the increased throttle response. If you want more power out of you engine you have to take advantage of what the MSD does for you. It increase the power of your ignition which means you can either have more power to jump a sparkplug gap in a higher compression engine, but considering that you probably have a stock engine I am not going to get into you rasing your compression.
What you can do is increase you spark plug gap from (What I think is .035) to around .045 or .050. This will make a bigger spark causing a better and quicker burn in your combustion chamber.
Now to answer your question on wether its worth it or not. Well its like other modifications to you car, it will make bigger inprovements as you do more things to your car. Though I tell you, I would never get rid of mine. I love it.
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FOR SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
86 Trans Am 355 TPI Rebuilt 700R4 with Corvette servo, modified valve body, and a B&M Torque Converter (2000 rpm stall w/ lock up), 87 350 block bored .30 with new crank. Reworked 305 heads with 3-angle valve job. Added in the rebuild was an SLP TPI cam, BBK 58mm Throttle Body,MSD 6A, Hypertech Power Coil,MSD Wires, 1.5 Crane roller tipped rocker arms, SLP Intake Runners and Port matching in upper intake including fully ported plenum, TPIS adjustable fuel pressure regulator @ 46psi, Hooker shorty style headers w/ Thermotech heat wrapping, Custom 3” exhaust with Flowmaster muffler and chrome quad tips, Hypertech Thermomaster Computer chip, K&N open element cone filter on modified MAF per TPIS specs, removal of A/C hardware and added a 1LE firewall cover installed. Also there has been a PST front suspension kit with Hotchkis strut tower brace added.
Stereo has 2 Clairion Pro Audio dash plates, 2 Sony 6X9s, 2 Kicker 12's in a custom Carpeted box with a custom amp rack Holding 3 MTX 280 Amps, and a MTX electronic Crossover all wired with EFX cable.
Asking $4200 with all extra Parts that are needed to fix most apearance flaws. ie Complete hatch and wing from a 91 GTA
http://geocities.com/feltsb/kyle.html
Kills:
95 Talon TSI, 96 Probe GT, 91 T/A L98, 89 RS, 86 Mustang GT, 88 Mustang LX 5.0, 92 Thunderbird V8. couple or ricers that I think were Civics or Preludes not sure what year, 95 Celica GT-S, 94 Chevy 1/2 ton 350, one of those NASCAR F150's
The Third Gen Will Never be Forgotten
What you can do is increase you spark plug gap from (What I think is .035) to around .045 or .050. This will make a bigger spark causing a better and quicker burn in your combustion chamber.
Now to answer your question on wether its worth it or not. Well its like other modifications to you car, it will make bigger inprovements as you do more things to your car. Though I tell you, I would never get rid of mine. I love it.
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FOR SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
86 Trans Am 355 TPI Rebuilt 700R4 with Corvette servo, modified valve body, and a B&M Torque Converter (2000 rpm stall w/ lock up), 87 350 block bored .30 with new crank. Reworked 305 heads with 3-angle valve job. Added in the rebuild was an SLP TPI cam, BBK 58mm Throttle Body,MSD 6A, Hypertech Power Coil,MSD Wires, 1.5 Crane roller tipped rocker arms, SLP Intake Runners and Port matching in upper intake including fully ported plenum, TPIS adjustable fuel pressure regulator @ 46psi, Hooker shorty style headers w/ Thermotech heat wrapping, Custom 3” exhaust with Flowmaster muffler and chrome quad tips, Hypertech Thermomaster Computer chip, K&N open element cone filter on modified MAF per TPIS specs, removal of A/C hardware and added a 1LE firewall cover installed. Also there has been a PST front suspension kit with Hotchkis strut tower brace added.
Stereo has 2 Clairion Pro Audio dash plates, 2 Sony 6X9s, 2 Kicker 12's in a custom Carpeted box with a custom amp rack Holding 3 MTX 280 Amps, and a MTX electronic Crossover all wired with EFX cable.
Asking $4200 with all extra Parts that are needed to fix most apearance flaws. ie Complete hatch and wing from a 91 GTA
http://geocities.com/feltsb/kyle.html
Kills:
95 Talon TSI, 96 Probe GT, 91 T/A L98, 89 RS, 86 Mustang GT, 88 Mustang LX 5.0, 92 Thunderbird V8. couple or ricers that I think were Civics or Preludes not sure what year, 95 Celica GT-S, 94 Chevy 1/2 ton 350, one of those NASCAR F150's
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Hey Kyle yeah I do have a rebuilt enginge its in my sig and the motor has 10:1 comp. so you do think i could get some results worth it
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86 Irocz, 305 bored 40 over, 211/221 comp cam,paw rocker arms 1.5,10:1 comp., stock heads, 100 shot of nitrous,
soon to be airflow research 190 cc heads, 373 gears to replace 273, and induction work
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86 Irocz, 305 bored 40 over, 211/221 comp cam,paw rocker arms 1.5,10:1 comp., stock heads, 100 shot of nitrous,
soon to be airflow research 190 cc heads, 373 gears to replace 273, and induction work
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Yea running a 10:1 compression ratio, you will see a little difference when you install one. Just remeber you need Low resistance wire. I recomend MSD Heli Core, and Brass contact on the rotor and cap. Rapid Fire plugs are also great.
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FOR SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
86 Trans Am 355 TPI Rebuilt 700R4 with Corvette servo, modified valve body, and a B&M Torque Converter (2000 rpm stall w/ lock up), 87 350 block bored .30 with new crank. Reworked 305 heads with 3-angle valve job. Added in the rebuild was an SLP TPI cam, BBK 58mm Throttle Body,MSD 6A, Hypertech Power Coil,MSD Wires, 1.5 Crane roller tipped rocker arms, SLP Intake Runners and Port matching in upper intake including fully ported plenum, TPIS adjustable fuel pressure regulator @ 46psi, Hooker shorty style headers w/ Thermotech heat wrapping, Custom 3” exhaust with Flowmaster muffler and chrome quad tips, Hypertech Thermomaster Computer chip, K&N open element cone filter on modified MAF per TPIS specs, removal of A/C hardware and added a 1LE firewall cover installed. Also there has been a PST front suspension kit with Hotchkis strut tower brace added.
Stereo has 2 Clairion Pro Audio dash plates, 2 Sony 6X9s, 2 Kicker 12's in a custom Carpeted box with a custom amp rack Holding 3 MTX 280 Amps, and a MTX electronic Crossover all wired with EFX cable.
Asking $4200 with all extra Parts that are needed to fix most apearance flaws. ie Complete hatch and wing from a 91 GTA
http://geocities.com/feltsb/kyle.html
Kills:
95 Talon TSI, 96 Probe GT, 91 T/A L98, 89 RS, 86 Mustang GT, 88 Mustang LX 5.0, 92 Thunderbird V8. couple or ricers that I think were Civics or Preludes not sure what year, 95 Celica GT-S, 94 Chevy 1/2 ton 350, one of those NASCAR F150's
The Third Gen Will Never be Forgotten
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FOR SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
86 Trans Am 355 TPI Rebuilt 700R4 with Corvette servo, modified valve body, and a B&M Torque Converter (2000 rpm stall w/ lock up), 87 350 block bored .30 with new crank. Reworked 305 heads with 3-angle valve job. Added in the rebuild was an SLP TPI cam, BBK 58mm Throttle Body,MSD 6A, Hypertech Power Coil,MSD Wires, 1.5 Crane roller tipped rocker arms, SLP Intake Runners and Port matching in upper intake including fully ported plenum, TPIS adjustable fuel pressure regulator @ 46psi, Hooker shorty style headers w/ Thermotech heat wrapping, Custom 3” exhaust with Flowmaster muffler and chrome quad tips, Hypertech Thermomaster Computer chip, K&N open element cone filter on modified MAF per TPIS specs, removal of A/C hardware and added a 1LE firewall cover installed. Also there has been a PST front suspension kit with Hotchkis strut tower brace added.
Stereo has 2 Clairion Pro Audio dash plates, 2 Sony 6X9s, 2 Kicker 12's in a custom Carpeted box with a custom amp rack Holding 3 MTX 280 Amps, and a MTX electronic Crossover all wired with EFX cable.
Asking $4200 with all extra Parts that are needed to fix most apearance flaws. ie Complete hatch and wing from a 91 GTA
http://geocities.com/feltsb/kyle.html
Kills:
95 Talon TSI, 96 Probe GT, 91 T/A L98, 89 RS, 86 Mustang GT, 88 Mustang LX 5.0, 92 Thunderbird V8. couple or ricers that I think were Civics or Preludes not sure what year, 95 Celica GT-S, 94 Chevy 1/2 ton 350, one of those NASCAR F150's
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If only I could afford just a 1/4 of the things I want to do to my car 
. I think my wish list costs more than my car is worth, hehe.
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91 Red RS w/grey int, sq stereo (Alpine v12, kicker solo, MB quart premium etc)
- Holley 670 TB unit w/ 1/2" spacer/adapter
- Edelbrock RPM vortec intake
- 350ho 330hp vortec crate motor
- 8" harm. balancer
- Stewart stage 2 water pump w/160 thermo
- SLP tri-y headers to full 3"
- Rebuilt trans w/ SLP shift kit
- Centerline 16x8's all around
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Car: Red 87 IROC-Z28 T-Top
Engine: 5.7 Tuned Port Injection
Transmission: 700R4 Auto
Axle/Gears: BW 9-Bolt 3.27
Whats the difference between MSD-6A and MSD-6AL??
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Looking For:
87 IROC-Z28 350 TPI
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84 TRANS AM 305 H.O.
Another car that would be OK to own while I still look for the IROC-Z!!
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by IROCZTWENTYGR8:
Whats the difference between MSD-6A and MSD-6AL??
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Whats the difference between MSD-6A and MSD-6AL??
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6A is just the ignition booster
6AL has a built in rev limiter. yo uhave to use specific plugs to decide the rpm
-Stell
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1988 IROC-Z 305TPI MINT!!
Mods= Accell SuperCoil, MSD 6A, Ported Plenum, No MAF Screans, K & N, SLP AirFoil,180 Thermostat+ Temp Switch, Relocated MAT, Cold Air, Hooker Aerochamber Catback,MSD Ignition wires and a few other misc goodies
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I just ordered my 6-A with blaster 2 coil that is made to replace the stock coil today, plus the harness to make it all work too I decided to get just the 6-A and not the AL to save myself the cash. All it includes is a rev limiter right? Thats the only difference i can see. Anyways, i want to go to the Digital-6 when i get the cash. Only reason i bought this all today was my stock coil took a crap today 
I decided to get just the 6-A and not the AL to save myself the cash. All it includes is a rev limiter right? Thats the only difference i can see. Anyways, i want to go to the Digital-6 when i get the cash. Only reason i bought this all today was my stock coil took a crap today 
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Hey 88, only the AL includes the rev limiter, not the 6A.
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