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Old Aug 13, 2004 | 04:26 PM
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Ok, I'm new here, and have been trying to absorb alot in the last few days. I just received a new Summit racing catalog and after purusing it I am curious about ignition systems. Is MSD the way to go, and for a daily driver/weekend truck puller, what is the recommended setup?
 
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Old Aug 15, 2004 | 09:16 PM
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Pretty much anything MSD makes will give you excellent service. For a daily driver, though, the factory ignition system is hard to beat. A quality rebuilt Ford brand distributor with a Duraspark box driving it is about as solid and reliable as it gets.

If it's a stock style or mild street rebuild, stick with the Duraspark. It's cheap and it works very, very well. For something a little on the wilder side, get whatever tickles your fancy and doesn't bankrupt you. A Mallory Unilite is hard to beat in the value department for a hot street ignition system. MSD is always a good choice.

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Old Aug 15, 2004 | 09:24 PM
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just finished putting MSD on my bronco this afternoon ITS AN 86 WITH A 460 .030with stealth intake tri y headers comp 260 cam and 750edle. had my dizzy recurved by scott aka the mad porter and with the new msd on it it pulls so easily thru the bottom end with a lot more snap to it well worth it
 
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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by fordsrgrt
just finished putting MSD on my bronco this afternoon ITS AN 86 WITH A 460 .030with stealth intake tri y headers comp 260 cam and 750edle. had my dizzy recurved by scott aka the mad porter and with the new msd on it it pulls so easily thru the bottom end with a lot more snap to it well worth it
This is the basic setup I am going to go with, but I am going to port and polish the heads and add roller rockers, and go for about 9.5:1 compression. Which MSD setup did you go with and what lead you to go with it?
 
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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 02:21 PM
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i had one years ago on a 79 f350 4x4 tillit was stolen . just have the 6a which does a good job in process of swapping out mt d3's for some ported dove's and about 10.1 cr with x4270 comp cam
 
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