Any difference betweeb firecore and msd distributors

Need to pick out a distr. and ignition. Been planning on all msd, w/6AL-2. Low deck race only application. MSD seems to be the standard, pricey though. If I can save $500 and see no difference on the dyno, I'll consider firecore dist. and coil. I will use the 6AL-2 in either case. thanks

I run a Firecore distributor with a 6AL and Blaster SS coil with Firecore wires and I have been very pleased with that system. I like the small diameter body and you can use them with any cylinder heads.

Gus

Where are you buying parts? You can buy the MSD distributor and Blaster II coil for $380 shipped.

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Yeah the difference is that the MSD will actually hold together after 6 months of racing

I like and use the MSD bigger gold colored race boxes with the proper coils, not any of the 6 series, on all of my race cars with compression and rev above 6000 RPM
Their is a world of difference on how much spark the race boxes will make and how high they will do that at or above 7000 RPM
I do buy and use used MSD7,7A,7C 7AL2 and 7AL3 with the proper coils, they will knock your socks off though so be careful around them
The first one I bought was a MSD 404B back in 1975, that box made my NHRA legal 426 Street Hemi motor start and idle a lot easier when cold and it would pull a lot harder in the summer in L.A. in the summer smog back then than the other two non MSD boxes I had used before then
IHTHs
I do have two new MSD boxes that I haven't used yet, a Grid and a Digital 7 non programmable

Ok, the $500 saving is more like a couple hundred. msd prices are summit pro shop. Im sure the msd distrib. and 7AL box is the best combo. Just trying to save a buck where I can without hurting performance too much.

FWIW I've been running the same 6200 box under my dash for 15+ years not even a chip in it and go mid 9's...........