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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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MSD for 5.8?

is it worth the money to buy msd im planning on upgrades heads,cam,exhaust at what point would you need to change over from stock?
 
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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what type of msd system are you planning on running?
 
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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havent really looked into setup but was just mainly wondering at what point in time should i be switching away from stock? If i replaced it right away would i see benifits? or would it just suppliment later mods to engine?
 
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 09:02 PM
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at what point would you need to change over from stock?
When you add a blower, there's really no need for anything beyond the stock parts for a naturally aspirated motor.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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in my experience, I had a small cam, q-jet and headers, with an msd supercoil and 8.8 wires, not a big difference in power for me, but it gave me a little better fuel milege
 
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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Aftermarket ignition components wont improve fuel mileage unless the stock stuff was bad to begin with. A stock ignition system will support plenty of power, N/A, boosted and/or sprayed, if it is in good working order and the plugs are sized properly for that application.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 10:51 AM
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your probably right, I was more so replacing worn parts opposed to upgrading.
 
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