upgrading ignition system....
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upgrading ignition system....
k.... i have given it a-lot of thought and i will be upgrading the ignition system on my truck. i have a 95 f150 with the 4.9. so far the list is:
MSD P/N 6200 6A Ignition Control
MSD P/N 8227 Blaster TFI Coil
MSD P/N 8874 Harness
MSD P/N 31179 8.5mm Super Conductor Wire Set
Autolite copper plugs.
Now my only question is, what distributor should i get. I looked and MSD doesnt make one for the 4.9 ( atleast from what i could find ). Since i am upgrading everything else... any recommendations on a distributor to go with the rest of my soon to be performance ignition system??
MSD P/N 6200 6A Ignition Control
MSD P/N 8227 Blaster TFI Coil
MSD P/N 8874 Harness
MSD P/N 31179 8.5mm Super Conductor Wire Set
Autolite copper plugs.
Now my only question is, what distributor should i get. I looked and MSD doesnt make one for the 4.9 ( atleast from what i could find ). Since i am upgrading everything else... any recommendations on a distributor to go with the rest of my soon to be performance ignition system??
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Seams like all that stuff on a stock engine is a waste of money unless you just want to out it on. Other that that, If your not putting more fuel or more internals in he engine, your not going to make difference. Just opinion
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Skip the MSD 6A spark box, they are a waste of both time and money for your truck, and only add complications.
There is a much better coil you should use, for about $20 more then the MSD, the Pertronix #60104. When it comes to coils the important number is Voltage potental,(stock is 40k) the MSD is 48k but the pertronix is 60k, about as high as it gets for regular street stuff. It's not plug and play like the 8227 is, but not that hard to install, and well worth it.
Like wise there is a better plug wire choice. For over $20 less then the MSD 8.5, the Taylor Thundervolt 8.2 is a higher quality wire. Taylor Cable, Spark Plug Wire Sets - summitracing.com
These wires are less expensive, have the same 50ohm rating, come pre assembled(or not, your choice), 3 color choices, I have never killed a set, I recommend them to everyone and put them in everything.
Autolite, or motrcraft plugs, doesn't matter, I think they even come out of the same factory.
No need or reason to change the distributor, yours works great, no aftermarket unit would work any better.
Looks like Accel makes the best cap/rotor for your truck, part #8230
That's it all you need, about $150 and a few hours and you'll have a great ignition setup, it doesn't get any better without going way further, everything else isn't worth doing.
A word on plugs, I don't know off the top of my head what your factory plug gap is, but with these parts you can and should go bigger. The point of this stuff is to get more power to the plug, so you will have a larger more powerfull spark to better light the fires. To take advantage of this open up the plug gap to say .065 to start. Or even better Side-gap them like in this vid, http://www.instructables.com/id/Save...ide-Gapping-S/
There is a much better coil you should use, for about $20 more then the MSD, the Pertronix #60104. When it comes to coils the important number is Voltage potental,(stock is 40k) the MSD is 48k but the pertronix is 60k, about as high as it gets for regular street stuff. It's not plug and play like the 8227 is, but not that hard to install, and well worth it.
Like wise there is a better plug wire choice. For over $20 less then the MSD 8.5, the Taylor Thundervolt 8.2 is a higher quality wire. Taylor Cable, Spark Plug Wire Sets - summitracing.com
These wires are less expensive, have the same 50ohm rating, come pre assembled(or not, your choice), 3 color choices, I have never killed a set, I recommend them to everyone and put them in everything.
Autolite, or motrcraft plugs, doesn't matter, I think they even come out of the same factory.
No need or reason to change the distributor, yours works great, no aftermarket unit would work any better.
Looks like Accel makes the best cap/rotor for your truck, part #8230
That's it all you need, about $150 and a few hours and you'll have a great ignition setup, it doesn't get any better without going way further, everything else isn't worth doing.
A word on plugs, I don't know off the top of my head what your factory plug gap is, but with these parts you can and should go bigger. The point of this stuff is to get more power to the plug, so you will have a larger more powerfull spark to better light the fires. To take advantage of this open up the plug gap to say .065 to start. Or even better Side-gap them like in this vid, http://www.instructables.com/id/Save...ide-Gapping-S/
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Like wise there is a better plug wire choice. For over $20 less then the MSD 8.5, the Taylor Thundervolt 8.2 is a higher quality wire. Taylor Cable, Spark Plug Wire Sets - summitracing.com
These wires are less expensive, have the same 50ohm rating, come pre assembled(or not, your choice), 3 color choices, I have never killed a set, I recommend them to everyone and put them in everything.
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