Where to mount MSD 6A box?
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 997
Likes: 0
From: Columbus, IN USA
Where to mount MSD 6A box?
I know this question has been ask a million times before but I have not been paying attention. But now that I have one I need suggestions.
2 places I am looking at were either under the radio in the center console, but it seems crowded and may not fit.
The other is on the back of the passenger dash panel, just behind the glove box. But I am worried of how to attach it properly.
Any ideas will be helpful.
Thank you, Brian
2 places I am looking at were either under the radio in the center console, but it seems crowded and may not fit.
The other is on the back of the passenger dash panel, just behind the glove box. But I am worried of how to attach it properly.
Any ideas will be helpful.
Thank you, Brian
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 28,722
Likes: 4
From: Fort Mill, SC via NJ
Re: Where to mount MSD 6A box? (BLT-71)
Had a 6A behind the dash and it fried.No airflow on the box.
Put the new 6A box(that I just sold) the same place I now have a Digital 6 box on the front radiator valance.
[Modified by 69er, 9:48 PM 5/8/2002]
[Modified by 69er, 9:54 PM 5/8/2002]
Put the new 6A box(that I just sold) the same place I now have a Digital 6 box on the front radiator valance.
[Modified by 69er, 9:48 PM 5/8/2002]
[Modified by 69er, 9:54 PM 5/8/2002]
Racer
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 352
Likes: 0
From: GA
Re: Where to mount MSD 6A box? (69er)
I have my MSD- 6AL box mounted on the back side of the front fender skirt or slash shield. Remove the front fender side louver to get to it. Has worked good for me and is out of the way.
:)
:)
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 1,645
Likes: 11
From: Schaumburg IL
Re: Where to mount MSD 6A box? (BLT-71)
Here's one location that does not seem to pop up. I mounted mine to the metal tube ahead of the radiator between the two head lights. On a 73 there is a metal pad that worked great. I don't drive it in the rain so water is not a problem, and plenty of cool air. I can run the wires from the dist. on one side fender and the coil wires on the other, thereby no cross talk. Picked up +12 and gnd from the alternator. In 1.5 years no trouble.
If you use the space behind the passenger dash panel you can mount it upside down and fahiion a bracket to the metal frame for the dash top. Trouble is no air flow. Also, that close to the radio - goodbye reception. Seems another place is on the fender wall by the squirter.
If you use the space behind the passenger dash panel you can mount it upside down and fahiion a bracket to the metal frame for the dash top. Trouble is no air flow. Also, that close to the radio - goodbye reception. Seems another place is on the fender wall by the squirter.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 28,722
Likes: 4
From: Fort Mill, SC via NJ
Re: Where to mount MSD 6A box? (andyg)
69er,
What is the MSD box mounted to? I see 2 brackets that support the front bumper area on my vette. Did you make a bracket and connect it to that?
A aluminum bracket was made to connect to the front valance at the front of the radiator.,Andy.
[Modified by 69er, 5:54 AM 5/9/2002]
What is the MSD box mounted to? I see 2 brackets that support the front bumper area on my vette. Did you make a bracket and connect it to that?
A aluminum bracket was made to connect to the front valance at the front of the radiator.,Andy.
[Modified by 69er, 5:54 AM 5/9/2002]
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 997
Likes: 0
From: Columbus, IN USA
Re: Where to mount MSD 6A box? (BLT-71)
Okay I had not thought of the air flow.
I drive in the rain often so will these locations still work. I dont think the bopx is water proof.
I drive in the rain often so will these locations still work. I dont think the bopx is water proof.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
C6 the C5 of tomorrow
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 6,665
Likes: 2
From: Twin Cities Minnesota
Re: Where to mount MSD 6A box? (BLT-71)
Behind the passenger side inner fender. Just ran some screws throught the fender into a aluminum plate then attached the MSD to the plate using four rubber standoffs.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 28,722
Likes: 4
From: Fort Mill, SC via NJ
Re: Where to mount MSD 6A box? (BLT-71)
Okay I had not thought of the air flow.
I drive in the rain often so will these locations still work. I dont think the bopx is water proof.
I drive in the rain often so will these locations still work. I dont think the bopx is water proof.
The Digital 6 I have now is completely waterproof.
MSD tech told me the 6A is ok with water unless it's mounted upside down or sideways.there's actually a drain hole in the unit.He said airflow is the most important thing for these boxes.
Race Director
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 11,872
Likes: 12
From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Re: Where to mount MSD 6A box? (BLT-71)
I do not have a heater in my car so I have an aluminum plate over the hole in the firewall and mount my MSD, coil, starter solenoid and a bank of relays and fuses to this plate. MSD boxes do make noise so it might become annoying.
Racer
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 457
Likes: 0
Re: Where to mount MSD 6A box? (BLT-71)
BLT 71,
MSD recommends it be put in the coolest location with lots of airflow and far from the radio. Thus, the best place is in front of your radiator on the lower valance. Youll need to extend the MSD box wires though, and you should still install an MSD noise suppressor in series with the MSD box. Water will not harm the box or the operation, and mine runs as cool as can be.
RR
MSD recommends it be put in the coolest location with lots of airflow and far from the radio. Thus, the best place is in front of your radiator on the lower valance. Youll need to extend the MSD box wires though, and you should still install an MSD noise suppressor in series with the MSD box. Water will not harm the box or the operation, and mine runs as cool as can be.
RR
Racer
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 308
Likes: 0
From: Greenfield OH
Re: Where to mount MSD 6A box? (BLT-71)
This was discussed a few weeks ago on a thread that I had started. After considering several good sugestions, I mounted mine behind the right wheel in the area that is behind the side grill. The engine compartment looks cleaner and heat is no longer a concern for me (since the WeasleVette is a big block).
Weasle :cool:
Weasle :cool:
