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Topic: Digital 6 plus or MSD 6al for the street/strip?
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Dubz
Gearhead Posts: 1718
From: Manitoba Canada
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 09-06-2003 10:23 PM
   
Assuming that it's going to be on warm-to-hot street 351W60% 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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1974 Gran Torino, 351W
rpm air gap intake, Holley 670 carb, 1" 4 hole spacer
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N266fords
Gearhead Posts: 1404
From: Spokane ,WA USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 09-06-2003 11:34 PM
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)
Gearhead Posts: 734
From: Walnut Creek, CA USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 09-07-2003 11:38 AM
Digital is also less sensitive to voltage drops during cranking.
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Dubz
Gearhead Posts: 1718
From: Manitoba Canada
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 09-07-2003 02:01 PM
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
Gearhead Posts: 1404
From: Spokane ,WA USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 09-07-2003 04:06 PM
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[This message has been edited by N266fords (edited 09-07-2003).]
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Dubz
Gearhead Posts: 1718
From: Manitoba Canada
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 09-07-2003 04:18 PM
any msd dissy?
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N266fords
Gearhead Posts: 1404
From: Spokane ,WA USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 09-07-2003 09:45 PM
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
Gearhead Posts: 1718
From: Manitoba Canada
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 09-09-2003 12:03 AM
in the 6 series installation guide it has about a theft deterrent kill switchbasically 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?? ------------------
1974 Gran Torino, 351W
rpm air gap intake, Holley 670 carb, 1" 4 hole spacer
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73STANG
Journeyman Posts: 79
From: Lincoln, NE
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 09-09-2003 10:27 AM
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
Gearhead Posts: 1718
From: Manitoba Canada
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 09-09-2003 01:29 PM
but you can't wire that from inside the car, or can you?probably should contact msd about this one
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1974 Gran Torino, 351W
rpm air gap intake, Holley 670 carb, 1" 4 hole spacer
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73STANG
Journeyman Posts: 79
From: Lincoln, NE
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 09-09-2003 03:30 PM
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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