Distributor general tune up questions
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From: Cincinnati OH
Distributor general tune up questions
I am doing plugs and wires right now. I was thinking about replacing the distributor and other components with an MSD kit or the equivelent. Would you just do the tune up with something like this
http://www.jegs.com/p/Mr-Gasket/JEGS...74683/10002/-1
or would you go the whole 9 yards and upgrade with a new distributor, coil, etc like this one
http://www.jegs.com/i/MSD/121/8360K/10002/-1
Everything on my Vette is original. The motor is in good shape, 75k original miles, so I thought these may help out performance wise. Am I just wasting money or would this be an ok upgrade to the current system in the car?
http://www.jegs.com/p/Mr-Gasket/JEGS...74683/10002/-1
or would you go the whole 9 yards and upgrade with a new distributor, coil, etc like this one
http://www.jegs.com/i/MSD/121/8360K/10002/-1
Everything on my Vette is original. The motor is in good shape, 75k original miles, so I thought these may help out performance wise. Am I just wasting money or would this be an ok upgrade to the current system in the car?
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From: Oak Harbor WA
On a completely stock engine it is not really going to benefit you. If you aren't spinning the engine at very high RPM's or haven't gone to a much higher compression it isn't going to be much bang for the buck.
Surely a new cap and rotor will help out, but then optimize the timing for your driving style and current configuration.
You would get a better return performance wise from a new cam kit, just nothing radical because of the low compression and other stock parts.
Surely a new cap and rotor will help out, but then optimize the timing for your driving style and current configuration.
You would get a better return performance wise from a new cam kit, just nothing radical because of the low compression and other stock parts.
