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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 02:01 AM
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MSD gear, what gains expected?

I am putting full msd gear (6A , Distributor, 8.55 wires ) on my crate 350 to ensure the "crispness" and to pull a little harder/ But what kind of gains can i acutally expect with this setup? My crate is a 350 which is dynoed at 360 hp / 380 ft lbs at the flywheel Im switchin over from tbi and running a 670cfm carb on top of a edelbrock per. rpm manifold. Cant remember cam specs of the top of my head. I tried searchin but nothing like this really came up. Thanks yall
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 05:02 AM
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if you have a good working ignition now i doubt you see any gains from going to msd parts.
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 06:38 AM
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Been there done this. If your current ignition is upto snuff, there will be absolutily no gain. But now you can start to easily add electronic goodies like 2 steps, timing retards, etc...
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 06:49 AM
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Been there done that too. It is one of those mods that won't gain you much of anything, but sets you up to be able to handle more mods like nitrous, blower, or anything that gives higher cylinder pressure. What I noticed with mine was easier starting and better throttle response.
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 10:55 AM
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that sounds good to me. thnx guys
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