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Old Sep 27, 2002 | 01:29 AM
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Okay, I'm putting in a MSD pro billet dist, and a MSD blaster 2 coil. However we're not getting spark. As far as i know the coil is connected to a wire coming out of the firewall (which is hot on the tester) and a wire from the dist. (which is also hot), but we have no spark on three different coils so we must be missing something, please help.
on the side, we're biulding a budget motor from a 69 impala, its a 350 factory rated at 300 hp, 10=1 compression we put on an edelbrock performer manifold, long tube headers, holley 670 street avenger, and our msd setup, we will most likely get new heads soon and possibly self aligning roller rockers. Any Suggestions?
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Old Sep 27, 2002 | 01:30 AM
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i forget, we have matching edelbrock cam and lifters too.
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Old Sep 27, 2002 | 02:09 AM
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Sounds good! Get the RPM instead. It will give 25 hp over performer.
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Old Sep 27, 2002 | 06:20 PM
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well, it's kinda too late. the only things we havnt bought already are the heads and the exhaust. actually i didnt buy them someone else did.
but damn, i need spark.
P.S. what numbers should i expect from this?
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Old Sep 27, 2002 | 06:33 PM
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Get on the MSD web site and it will show you diagrams of how to hook up your application
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Old Sep 27, 2002 | 11:42 PM
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Um, power needs to flow from from a (12v) hot-in-run lead to the coil + : and from an ignition module (or ignitor module) to the coil - , which grounds the circuit as timed from the distributor.

Chris Jacobs has a prety good book about ignitions. Also try the MSD site mentioned above. BTW. MSD usually includes an instruction sheet with their parts.
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Old Sep 28, 2002 | 03:32 AM
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yeah, but i was given this.
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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 12:34 AM
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You're welcome.
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thanks :rolleyes:
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