These are the parts that I ordered,

MSD-32349 MSD 8.5 mm Super Conductor Wire Sets $69.95
MSD-6420 MSD Ignition Control Units $195.95
MSD-8202 MSD Blaster 2 Ignition Coils $28.95
MSD-8293 MSD Modified Distributor Caps for Honda/Acura $49.95
MSD-8735 MSD Launch Control Module Selectors $135.95


I also bought an EGT gauge and fuel pressure gauge to monitor my setup

ATM-20011 Auto Meter Gauge Pods and Instrument Cluster Bezels $69.95
ATM-5763 Auto Meter Phantom Series Gauges $179.95
ATM-5765 Auto Meter Phantom Series Gauges $97.99

My question is, should I cancel the MSD stuff since the stock ignition is adequate, or will the MSD iginition help since I am running high compression. My setup is as follows

Jun type 3 Cams with Jun dual valve springs.
Crower titanium valve-spring retainers
Skunk 2 cam gears
Skunk 2 intake manifold (port matched to head)
Ported and polished head
66 MM bored B16 throttle body
AEM Cold air intake for Integra type R (3" diameter)
Civic type R pistons (12.1:1) compression ratio
Hondata programmable ECU (9500 RPM redline) with custom fuel/timing maps
RC Engineering 440 cc/min injectors
B&M fuel pressure regulator and fuel pressure gauge
DC sports JDM 4-1 stainless steel header with 2 1/2" collector
Carsound High flow cat (2 1/2" inlet, 2 3/8 outlet)
Greddy Evo exhaust (2 3/8 piping)
Clutchmasters stage 1 clutch and 9 lb aluminum flywheel
Energy Suspension motor mount inserts







[Modified by canuck-mx6, 11:19 PM 5/16/2002]

 

no...cuz i coulda sold you my new 6al box for 185 shipped....hehehehe i'm trying to get rid of mine

 

Does this answer your question on the ignition?
http://www.ericksracing.com/racecar.htm

 

Damn! Stock ignition, well I cancelled the MSD stuff. thanks for the info

 

no problem glad i could help!

 

Good thing, you were about to get raped on that dist. cap. Summit sells them for like $30.

 

Nice post. Everyone should be directed to this one...

 

not for the vtecs they dont . i just bought one . they are 39.95

 

The MSD system does not add power - it makes the car run better. It also adds a rev limiter (if you have the 6AL).

In regards to that article: Honda ignition systems suck. Any road racer will tell you this. The ignitors blow up like they are going out of style. I have had ignitors start fires under the hood. Unfortunately you can't get rid of the ignitor unless you are running a magnetic crank trigger but you can get rid of the coil and go with something reliable.

Stock ignition is fine when:
- You are running your car for 10 seconds and shutting it off
- Running a stock motor
- Driving normal

When you spend 30 minutes running the car at 4000RPM and up I PROMISE you will have a different opinion on the stock ignition system.

I put my MSD on and immediately noticed a difference in the smoothness of the motor as well as the quicker throttle response. On boosted applications an MSD's spark is much harder to blow out therefore you can run a wider gap and get more complete combustion.


Cobra - Who has 11 years of building race cars under his belt and has installed an MSD or some other form of aftermarket ignition on every one of them




[Modified by Cobra, 10:47 AM 5/17/2002]

 

stock ignition

actually... upgrading the internal coil to a MSD external coil is a good idea. so is gettin some new wires. not really that important upgrading to an ignition amp.

 

What about the Locomotion(sp?) distributorless type setups?
Are they bling or zing?

Chris- who's never touched a racecar or track, but just loves techy **** and is curious as hell.

 

The only aftermarket DIS I have a good deal of experience with is the Electromotive Tec II/III systems and the MSD-triggered systems (which still use the distributor but get rid of all theelectronic internals). They work great.

I have never heard of the Locomotion setup.

 

Dohh, yeah that's what I was thinking, Electromotive..
Thanks for the reply