. Looks like I'll be going a different route when the time comes to search for a distributor
MSD Distributor
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MSD Distributor
Has anybody here tried the MSD Digital E-curve distributor? Is it worth the money? I was looking at a video and it seems like an interesting piece. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MSD-8394/?rtype=10
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Would be interesting if it worked, almost blew up my brand new 427ci with a backfire WOT @ 5000 RPM. Sent them pictures of the cap and arcing traces etc. They sent me a refund. Bought the tried and tested MSD Pro Billet and 6AL box and haven't had a hiccup. The e-curve is a POS 
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doesnt do anything different that the other msd,s can do...except introduce a computer chip. i spent a heap of time making my 81 computer free and certainly wont be introducing this one.
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Didn't want to get into this but I am a certified Electronics Technologist and high voltage and high current in the same box with components( micropressor chips etc) that operate at 3V or less and operate on milliamps ( 1/1000th of an amp ) you are going to have problems.
Now I am not saying you can't do it but it there are things going one like EMI and RFI being generated at the high voltage side that is hard to isolate from the low voltage components to name one problem off the top of my head. First runs after prototyping are probably not going to work trouble free but who knows they may have sorted it out by now. But do you want to take the chance
Now I am not saying you can't do it but it there are things going one like EMI and RFI being generated at the high voltage side that is hard to isolate from the low voltage components to name one problem off the top of my head. First runs after prototyping are probably not going to work trouble free but who knows they may have sorted it out by now. But do you want to take the chance
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I put it in so I could could get rid of the 6AL as the box was giving me a little noise on my radio. I have since fixed that.
You really only need to dial the Pro Billet non electronic dist. in once don't you
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Well that's exactly the point, and why that e curve isnt' really necessary.
I put it in so I could could get rid of the 6AL as the box was giving me a little noise on my radio. I have since fixed that.
You really only need to dial the Pro Billet non electronic dist. in once don't you
I put it in so I could could get rid of the 6AL as the box was giving me a little noise on my radio. I have since fixed that.
You really only need to dial the Pro Billet non electronic dist. in once don't you
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Well that's exactly the point, and why that e curve isnt' really necessary.
I put it in so I could could get rid of the 6AL as the box was giving me a little noise on my radio. I have since fixed that.
You really only need to dial the Pro Billet non electronic dist. in once don't you
I put it in so I could could get rid of the 6AL as the box was giving me a little noise on my radio. I have since fixed that.
You really only need to dial the Pro Billet non electronic dist. in once don't you
