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A5literMan

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I've never ran an msd box on a ford. When I ran one on my old Chevy stuff I never had a problem. But that was a long time ago(relatively speaking). I'd keep a stock distributor and coil on a basic blower setup from what I've seen. Not counting a btm I think the factory ignition is more than capable.
 

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A5literMan said:
I've never ran an msd box on a ford. When I ran one on my old Chevy stuff I never had a problem. But that was a long time ago(relatively speaking). I'd keep a stock distributor and coil on a basic blower setup from what I've seen. Not counting a btm I think the factory ignition is more than capable.
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25 years ago I ran an MSD6AL with BTM ( the old box with the pills). That was before I had Chris Johnson make a chip for me. It was night and day difference. Can't imagine why anyone these days would rely on a manual dial to pull timing when you can have the computer do it for you more accurately than guessing how much to turn the dial.
 
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