MSD Boost-a-pump (BAP)
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Burning Brakes
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MSD Boost-a-pump (BAP)
I ordered a MSD BAP (2350) for my C6 and had a buddy of mine tell me that he's had 3 of them burn up the fuel pumps on a C6. Now I'm worried. He recommended the Kenne Bell unit and I asked he what the difference was and he stated that the KB was adjustable. I know that it has a remote ****, but the MSD is also adjustable, but at the unit itself.
Anyhow, is the MSD unit reliable, particularly on a C6?
Anyhow, is the MSD unit reliable, particularly on a C6?
Burning Brakes
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Personally, with my others cars, I always had trouble with MSD products - distributor, ignition boxes- and always read of numerous people sending back units all the time to MSD to be repaired. Pretty much all the 03-04 mustang cobra guys run the KB if they are running a BAP and have not heard much, if any of them failing. I now personally shy away from MSD products.
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Burning Brakes
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I couldn't get the Racetronix wiring harness in time, but I was also informed that it's not needed. It was only one wire that needed to be spliced.
Cheap fuse holder? How did you eliminate it?
Cheap fuse holder? How did you eliminate it?
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The racetronix has a high quality fuse holder so there is no need for 2 fuses in one line. I also like the heavier guage wire feeding the BAP.
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Burning Brakes
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So if I don't use the Racetronix wiring harness, do I run the risk of the "cheap" fuse holder burning up? Again, I couldn't get the harness in time, so I'm going to install the BAP without it.
ECS, do you guys install the Racetronix harness when you install the MSD BAP that's supplied in your kit or install it straight up? Any known problems? What setting do you usually use?
How do you determine what setting to run?
ECS, do you guys install the Racetronix harness when you install the MSD BAP that's supplied in your kit or install it straight up? Any known problems? What setting do you usually use?
How do you determine what setting to run?
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I ordered a MSD BAP (2350) for my C6 and had a buddy of mine tell me that he's had 3 of them burn up the fuel pumps on a C6. Now I'm worried. He recommended the Kenne Bell unit and I asked he what the difference was and he stated that the KB was adjustable. I know that it has a remote ****, but the MSD is also adjustable, but at the unit itself.
Anyhow, is the MSD unit reliable, particularly on a C6?
Anyhow, is the MSD unit reliable, particularly on a C6?
