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| PanelBilly |
 Jan 8 2014, 01:21 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 5,821 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Alright I'm not sure what I'm doing here. My engine builder told me I'm going to need to get an MDS and I bought a used one from a member here. Now what is it for? Where do I want to mount it and how does it get wired up? I could study the website of the manufacturer, but I figured the brain trust here would be a better source of information.
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| PanelBilly |
Jan 8 2014, 10:51 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,821 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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I did get the 6AL 6420. Where on the firewall should it be mounted?
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| Mark Henry |
Jan 9 2014, 12:27 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(PanelBilly @ Jan 8 2014, 11:51 PM)  I did get the 6AL 6420. Where on the firewall should it be mounted? Almost anywhere, even in the trunk, the stock six the CDI hung from the front of the battery tray. If you are using FI keep it far away from the FI ECU Also keep in mind the MSD can be splashed with water but shouldn't get soaked. Don't mount the box on the engine and only the MSD high vibration (epoxy filled) coil can be mounted on the engine. The other MSD coils (oil filled) should be mounted standing upright on something like the firewall etc. |
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| worn |
Jan 9 2014, 11:32 AM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,175 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Jan 8 2014, 10:27 PM) QUOTE(PanelBilly @ Jan 8 2014, 11:51 PM) I did get the 6AL 6420. Where on the firewall should it be mounted? Almost anywhere, even in the trunk, the stock six the CDI hung from the front of the battery tray. If you are using FI keep it far away from the FI ECU Also keep in mind the MSD can be splashed with water but shouldn't get soaked. Don't mount the box on the engine and only the MSD high vibration (epoxy filled) coil can be mounted on the engine. The other MSD coils (oil filled) should be mounted standing upright on something like the firewall etc. If I am not mistaken, they also don't like the interference from solid core spark wires we sometimes have. At least that is what the factory says. |
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Posts in this topic
PanelBilly MDS What am I doing with this thing? Jan 8 2014, 01:21 PM
c12croft Are you having a six conversion done? Typically us... Jan 8 2014, 03:26 PM Mark Henry It's MSD
Is it a 6AL? 6425 is the newer ver... Jan 8 2014, 04:50 PM Evil Older Brother
Alright I'm not sure what I'm doing here.... Jan 8 2014, 05:20 PM
Evil Older Brother http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i276.... Jan 9 2014, 11:02 AM c12croft I may be wrong, and hopefully someone here possess... Jan 9 2014, 01:59 PM
Marty Yeoman This is how I wired up a MSD 6AL on my Type-4. The... Jan 9 2014, 02:34 PM |
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