How can I tell if 6AL is working?

tillmanspeed

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New motor, so I don't want to bring it up to rev limiter... how else can I tell?

Also, I have the harness to hook it up. I used the harness, to get between the coil and the stock harness.... grounded the large black wire.... now with the hot wire, I tapped in right in back of the alternator. Is that bad? Should I tap into the battery?


Chris

 

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I would assume since the coil is run off the 6AL the car wouldn't start if it wasn't working. You can get like a 4k chip to test it if you want w/o over revving

 

87Mustang351

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yea but a lower pill in ur msd mines a 6 al and it has a 6000 chip it in the chip in my shift light is 5.8 but its ****ed the light wont come on ne more but when i turn my key ahead it will flash i think its just the pill

 

tillmanspeed

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i guess thats what i'll do. put a 3500 pill in it... its running through an MSD coil..

it started right up.. so if it wasnt working you dont think the car would turn over?

Thanks for the help!

Chris

 

87Mustang351

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nope it wouldnt the people that did the msd on mine was half ass and i hadda refiqure it all out myself the car will turn over but not start

 

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when i was wondering about mine i put the 3k chip in to find out.

 

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87Mustang351 said:

yea but a lower pill in ur msd mines a 6 al and it has a 6000 chip it in the chip in my shift light is 5.8 but its ****ed the light wont come on ne more but when i turn my key ahead it will flash i think its just the pill

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Are you running the stock tach? If so then its possible that your tach is off in comparison to your shift light. Trust the shift light, not the stock tach. I had the same problem. I was shifting at 5800 using the stock tach but when I bought a Pro Lite and installed a 5800 chip I was pulling up to 6000 according to the stock tach before my light would come on. I ended up with a 5600 chip in the light.

 

tillmanspeed

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Put a 3000 pill in it... my car stops at like 2900-2950. That's fine, I'll be putting in an autometer tach here soon. Thanks for all the help everyone!

Chris

 

87Mustang351

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no i have a auto meter monster tach and shiftlight