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Topic: MSD Vs Magneto
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 2898
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 05-18-2003 09:58 PM
   
I was reading some info on alky injected motors where it was suggested if an alternator wasn't being used with a high output CD ignition system a magneto would be the better way to go. I don't run an alternator on my race car but I do run a MSD ignition, should I switch to a magneto? I suppose it would be cheaper to try to run an alternator. I'd rather stay away from running something else off the crank though.
Thanks!
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Jerry
69 Mustang Pro ET Drag
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 6395
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 05-18-2003 10:08 PM
I've always heard that a magneto makes less power than an MSD system. I have a buddy that dyno compared the two systems and the MSD did make more power than the mag.Running an alternator on my car actually makes it faster than without. I'm sure on your car it's more a matter of finding someplace to run it from than worrying about the mythical HP loss.
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 2898
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 05-18-2003 11:16 PM
KV, thats correct, nowhere to hang an alternator. Not worried about HP loss. I could stand a tad less anyway. I thought about a second battery, say an optima, just for the ignition. Seperate from the other one that cranks the car and drives some of the accesories, like water pump and fan. I rarely use the fan anyway. JS
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n2oMike
Gearhead Posts: 2680
From: Spencer, WV
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 05-18-2003 11:59 PM
Mags are a high current, low voltage device.They need tighter plug gaps (around 0.020" ) and solid copper wire core plug wires. If you think a mag is 'weak' for this reason, go ahead and grab a plug wire while the engine is running... It will knock you into next week! Most like the CONTROL and wider plug gaps of an electronic system though. Rev limiters, two-steps, easily adjusted timing curves, etc sure are nice.  ------------------
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 2898
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 05-19-2003 12:18 AM
Mike, they make all those gadgets for mags too. And I have set up several mags, mainly for my boat racing buddies in Texas, my main question was which do you think is better for alky, not how does a magneto work. We run magnetos on some of the engines at work and some run Capacitive discharge ignitions, like the MSD. I thought maybe someone here had some experience running a MAg with Alky fuel.  JS
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