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Dubz
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posted 09-06-2003 10:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dubz   Click Here to Email Dubz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Assuming that it's going to be on warm-to-hot street 351W

60% street, 40% strip which would you choose and why?

leaning towards the digital myself because eventually i was thinking of nitrous, but also then wouldn't have to deal with the pills to change everything (and yes i know you can get resistors to do the same things as the regular pills)

would there be any power difference between the two?

does the digital 6 have a cutoff switch like the 6al or a something for theft protection (shut it off, and the car will crank, but not start?)

would i need to run a specail timing control deal to use the digital?
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N266fords
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posted 09-06-2003 11:34 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for N266fords   Click Here to Email N266fords     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
digital is the way i went. it is lighter smaller requires less power to run it and it comes with two built in rev limiters and a timing retard.need I say more? lol.Bruce

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Scott (69Mach)
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posted 09-07-2003 11:38 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Scott (69Mach)   Click Here to Email Scott (69Mach)     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Digital is also less sensitive to voltage drops during cranking.

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Dubz
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posted 09-07-2003 02:01 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dubz   Click Here to Email Dubz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
is there anything else i would need to get to run the digital 6 plus or 6al ignitions??
i'm assuming plug wires...but is there anything else i would need?

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N266fords
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posted 09-07-2003 04:06 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for N266fords   Click Here to Email N266fords     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A blaster ss coil or simular.if you run a msd dist no, if not you will need an adapter for what you do have from msd.. go with the msd dissy you wont regret it i promise..Bruce

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Dubz
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posted 09-07-2003 04:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dubz   Click Here to Email Dubz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
any msd dissy?

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N266fords
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posted 09-07-2003 09:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for N266fords   Click Here to Email N266fords     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
they have one with vacuum adv or one with out that depends on if it sees alot of street driving or more racing than driving mine will see both so I got a killer price on a brand new one without the vac advance so that is what i got. Anyone else care to add their two cents as i have been the only one telling my side lets hear yours! Come on (begging here) Please oh pretty please..Bruce

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Dubz
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posted 09-09-2003 12:03 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dubz   Click Here to Email Dubz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
in the 6 series installation guide it has about a theft deterrent kill switch

basically it says to short whatever pickup you are not using to ground, and it will crank but not fire (white and violet)

could the same be done with the digital 6??

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73STANG
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posted 09-09-2003 10:27 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for 73STANG     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have the digital 6 box on my Mach. It does have a theft deterrent switch. You just switch the cylinder dial to 8 or 9. Don't ask me how I found this out.

Patrick

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Dubz
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posted 09-09-2003 01:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dubz   Click Here to Email Dubz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
but you can't wire that from inside the car, or can you?

probably should contact msd about this one
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73STANG
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posted 09-09-2003 03:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for 73STANG     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
No, that can't be wired inside the car. I would just put a toggle switch in the wire that provides 12V to the dist. and the MSD box. This is the wire that originally provided power to the coil.

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