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Re: msd ignition woes
[Re: mickm]
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06/20/14 03:46 AM
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Mick, Have you run it on a dyno? I just saw this thread and was wondering if I'm having the same issues. I've got a 6AL2 digital on my car and it's definitely having issues. Rev limiter set at 6500 and it wacks out about 5400. The power curve drops off but it "tries" to recover. I'll have to set the rev limiter higher and see how it does. 
Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol
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Re: msd ignition woes
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06/20/14 09:01 AM
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Have you tried disconnecting your tach? I have seen a tach cause all sorts of problems w/ misfiring even though it seemed to be working ok.
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Re: msd ignition woes
[Re: mickm]
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06/20/14 12:13 PM
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Mick, You have the most amazing series of mysterious problems. I thought I was the only one who goes through this BS.
Best of luck. That car is awesome!
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Re: msd ignition woes
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06/20/14 12:46 PM
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Have you tried disconnecting your tach? I have seen a tach cause all sorts of problems w/ misfiring even though it seemed to be working ok.
I seen that problem on my brothers chevy... when I
finally took off the tack lead it straightened right out
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Re: msd ignition woes
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06/20/14 03:24 PM
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Have you tried disconnecting your tach? I have seen a tach cause all sorts of problems w/ misfiring even though it seemed to be working ok.
yes, have tried this. didn't make any difference. even put a disconnect down near the box so that the wire if disconnected at the tach, (even though it wasn't conducting), still wasn't acting as some sort of antenna.
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Re: msd ignition woes
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06/20/14 03:29 PM
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Mick,
Have you run it on a dyno?
I just saw this thread and was wondering if I'm having the same issues.
I've got a 6AL2 digital on my car and it's definitely having issues.
Rev limiter set at 6500 and it wacks out about 5400.
The power curve drops off but it "tries" to recover.
I'll have to set the rev limiter higher and see how it does.
the engine was broken in on a dyno, and ran great.
for everything i have tried, (and if you look at the beginning post you will see the list), only 3 things have made a difference:
- resistor plugs
- resistance plug wires
- moving the box out of the engine compartment.
in the end i know it is still something funky with my setup. yes, the digital boxes have problems, but many, many people run them in or around the engine compartment without problems… or at least problems that they notice.
but i'm done messing with it. i am going to try one more thing though. i want to put the dual point distributor back in and eliminate the box altogether once more and compare how it feels. the time i did that i only took it for a few short runs and it felt fantastic. but now i want to check it again, as with the box in the passenger compartment i want to compare the two.
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Re: msd ignition woes
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06/20/14 03:32 PM
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Mick, You have the most amazing series of mysterious problems. I thought I was the only one who goes through this BS.
Best of luck. That car is awesome!
john, don't i know it! to be honest, i'm starting to lose interest. seems like the time i spend trying to diagnose and fix problems is starting to tip the fun scale in the other direction.
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Re: msd ignition woes
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06/20/14 03:39 PM
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Mick, You have the most amazing series of mysterious problems. I thought I was the only one who goes through this BS.
Best of luck. That car is awesome!
john, don't i know it! to be honest, i'm starting to lose interest. seems like the time i spend trying to diagnose and fix problems is starting to tip the fun scale in the other direction.
Been where you are now.
Unless it's a race car, I have found much more fun with my cars using stock parts. I have already gone really fast in my diggers, so for me it's now all about reliability with my muscle cars. Some stock parts perform just fine on the streets and don't keep your car from performing great, like fuel pumps and ignition. 
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Re: msd ignition woes
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06/20/14 06:14 PM
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Been where you are now.
Unless it's a race car, I have found much more fun with my cars using stock parts. I have already gone really fast in my diggers, so for me it's now all about reliability with my muscle cars. Some stock parts perform just fine on the streets and don't keep your car from performing great, like fuel pumps and ignition.
not having had the experience of really racing, the fun comes from having a car that is fast that can be used on the track as well as the street. nice situation to be able to get the go-fast out of your system on the track to that extent.
i'm starting to move more to your point of view, i must admit...
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