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Distributers: Stock vs. MSD vs. Accel

  • Thread starter Thread starter 90mustangGT
  • Start date Start date Sep 27, 2004

90mustangGT

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The stock distributer cam apart last night, although fixable I am wondering about the pro's/con's of the MSD and Accel units.
 

Mustang Yawie

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Same here, i was thinking of buying the msd distributor, Bump
 

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stock is better, i hear a lot of rants about peoples msd's burning out quickly
 
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