I was hoping someone could help me out on picking the best igntion on the market. There are so many to choose from. I just want to know the plusses and the minuses of them. I know Crane has some Holley now makes them and MSD and many others. I just would like to know what you guys would go with, what's the most reliable, easiest to install, the best bang for the buck. I have a 350 bored '060. with a Crane Compucam 268/274, Edelbrock RPM manifold, Holley 650 duel feed, The old style HEI, Hooker Headers, AFR 190 heads, Keith Black Pistons, A crappy y-pipe - dumps into a 2 1/2" mouth of exhaust then into 3" Dynomax. The ride needs some hotter spark. Thanks guys

 

if it was my money i'd spend it on MSD parts.

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ICON Motorsports
1st & 3rd

 

MSD

 

I'd say MSD as well.

Make sure you get someone to include your MSD ignition in reprogramming your PROM or you may experience slight power loss.

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91 Formula
305 TPI 5speed
1LE/G92/WS6
Custom cold air intake w/K&N, SLP airfoil, ported & polished plenum, TB coolant bypass,Crane AFPR (47psi),94 octane,Crane Extruded Alum. 1.6 full roller rockers, Timing set from 4*BTDC to 10*BTDC,MSD coil,MSD6AL, Holley 9mm Annihilator Laser shot 50 wires, Ac Delco cap,rotor and plugs, Bosch O2sensor, SLP 1 5/8 headers,SLP catback,3:73s,JET 195* fan switch, Macewen white face gauges, Autometer gauges, Zoom hi-performance clutch.
Street legal with stock throttle body, runners,intake manifold,cam, and heads. Coming next..9# Procharger!

 

Accel.

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'83 Firebird 2.8
'89 Firebird Formula 350
2nd owner, red/grey, t-tops, dual cats, and a 3.27:1 rear
K&N, TB bypass, No MAF screens, CAI

 

I have always been very happy with my MSD 6AL. Especially the rev-limiter! heheh.


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Chris "$teve" Williams
1984 Firebird "Stroker GT
2 1978 WS6 Trans AMs (one of which is a "T/A 6.6" 220 hp.)
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I've got to go for Jacobs' Pro Street. Although the theory behind capacitive discharge is sound, I like the idea of a variable ignition determined by a co-processor. I used to run MSD and never saw a difference. The difference is noticeable with the Pro Street.

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Willie

Supercharged 1987 305 IROC-Z, Daily-Driver, Emissions-Legal.
12.57 @ 111 mph.
12.04 @ 114 mph (50-hp nitrous).
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I'll put a plug in for Jacobs as well, although I have an Omnipack. The weaknesses of the standard HEI are the coil and the module. The coil is just plain weak, and the problem with the module is its inability to saturate the coil at higher RPM's. The Jacobs turns the HEI into a trigger only, and replaces the stock coil. It's a great system, hardest part about installation is finding a place to mount the box (no harder than another other system).

I've never owned a MSD, but you sure see a bunch of them on the track. My otherwise stock Camaro has an Accel HEI Supercoil, which is fine for now, but I'll need a module upgrade when improvements are made.

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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R. 2.73 unlimited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LB9 w/ZZ3 cam, TBD heads, exhaust, paint, etc.).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. 0.030 over 396, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" headers, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & shift kit, 3.08 10-bolt, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.

 

I gotta go with MSD. Thier tried and true and I have never had a single problem with any MSD product I have ever bought.

 

I have to go with MSD. I have had some experience with Jacobs and wasn't impressed. Don't get me wrong, its good stuff but not worth the difference in price, the big difference in price. Despite what others say, I dropped 3 tenths after installing MSD 6al, blaster 2 coil, and wires.

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1983 Camaro Z28
Goodwrench 350ci V8, Edelbrock TES Headers, Flowmaster Catback, MSD 6al and Blaster 2 coil, Edelbrock Performer intake, Edelbrock Performer 600cfm carb. T5, 373 rear, Eibach springs, Cervin Vega speakers, Rock. Fos. Sub, Pioneer CD,
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