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MSD Ready-to-Run distributors?

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KAILUAZ

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Anyone run one of these? I need a complete ignition system and this looks about as basic as it comes with only 3 wires to hook up.
This is for a unknown year 302 non-HO motor.
Thanks.
http://www.msdignition.com/dist_15.htm
 

BK_CAULEY

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in my opinion it is a waste of money. you could runa s tock replacement distributor for a few hundred dollars cheaper and it work work just the same. the only thing you are getting from after market dizzies is a name. you MIGHT gain a little more reliability but the dizzy isnt going to make the spark any hotter or gain you any more HP. you need like a 6a box for that.
 

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Anyone else that actually runs one?
 

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I have to agree with BK_Cauley on this one. Unless you want a new, shiny part, they're a waste. It seems that a lot of MSD components tend to have high failure rates from what I've seen, but the distributor problems seem only to lie in the EFI units in particular. If you're looking to get one for a carbureted application, consider taking a look at one of the GM type HEI distributors. They're still a complete ignition system that allows you to eliminate the Duraspark, but at a much cheaper price than the MSD piece.
 

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StangGT1995 said:
I have to agree with BK_Cauley on this one. Unless you want a new, shiny part, they're a waste. It seems that a lot of MSD components tend to have high failure rates from what I've seen, but the distributor problems seem only to lie in the EFI units in particular. If you're looking to get one for a carbureted application, consider taking a look at one of the GM type HEI distributors. They're still a complete ignition system that allows you to eliminate the Duraspark, but at a much cheaper price than the MSD piece.
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I was thinking the HEI was a option also but I haven't found any for the 302. Maybe I haven't looked hard enough yet.
I'm not looking for all out performance, just a simple way to wire it up without a bunch of wires all over the place. I am gutting the entire car and starting from scratch with the wiring.
Thanks, I'll look into the HEI.
 
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I have one of them hei type dizzys on my stang and so fare its working great the only downfall I catch all kinds of crap from my ford buddys
 
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just go to ebay and type 302 hei and some stuff will come up good luck
 

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kreacher5.0 said:
I have one of them hei type dizzys on my stang and so fare its working great the only downfall I catch all kinds of crap from my ford buddys
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Haaaaaaa I could see that!! What brand are you running, I found some Proform's at JEGS for 189.00. Cant do Ebay now cause I'm on my work computer.
 
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I found mine on ebay its a procomp I got it for 99.99 plus shiping not a bad deal.
 

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Here's all the HEI distributors I could find at summitracing.com:

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...881256+4294908331+4294840126+115&autoview=sku

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...881256+4294908331+4294840126+115&autoview=sku

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...881256+4294908331+4294840126+115&autoview=sku

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...881256+4294908331+4294840126+115&autoview=sku

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...881256+4294908331+4294840126+115&autoview=sku

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...881256+4294908331+4294840126+115&autoview=sku

They're in no particular order, this is just what I came up with on a quick search, if you're interested in going this route.
 

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StangGT1995 said:
Here's all the HEI distributors I could find at summitracing.com:

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...881256+4294908331+4294840126+115&autoview=sku

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...881256+4294908331+4294840126+115&autoview=sku

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...881256+4294908331+4294840126+115&autoview=sku

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...881256+4294908331+4294840126+115&autoview=sku

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...881256+4294908331+4294840126+115&autoview=sku

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...881256+4294908331+4294840126+115&autoview=sku

They're in no particular order, this is just what I came up with on a quick search, if you're interested in going this route.
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Thanks for looking that up, looks like there are more options than I thought. I might just go the HEI route. I'll check ebay also.
 
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