Msd 6a or orange box
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What's your combination ? Year car ,engine size ,compression, camshaft size ,gears and intended usage? ) A stock Orange box does good ,in near stock applications.
MSD, or a plug and play is nice.. Contact Trailbeast here.. I actually drove his car ,and the ignition conversion is quite clean ( and affordable)... P.M. him ,he's got game.
abodyjoe
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The orange box is good for leaving you stranded. Always carry a second one in the glovebox if that’s the route you choose.
HEI is a good damn choice too. Don’t overlook it.
HEI is a good damn choice too. Don’t overlook it.
mderoy340
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New orange box is junk, I went thru two new boxes and swapped to MSD. I run a 6al box for the rev limit pill. Also have a 4 pin HEI installed that I use as a backup if the MSD box fails. Swap the distributor pickup plug and coil wires, install the power fuse for HEI power, and your running again. My used old 6al $100 swap meet box has never failed.
73 dodge charger.
318
Summit .484 cam
Eddy built and tuned 650
Built mechanical distributor set at 38° total
Eddy performer aluminum intake
Bored 0.010 stock flat tops
Long tubes
Flowmaster with 3"
2.71 open rear
Built. 904 with cheetah rmvb and cheetah shifter
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Summit .484 cam
Eddy built and tuned 650
Built mechanical distributor set at 38° total
Eddy performer aluminum intake
Bored 0.010 stock flat tops
Long tubes
Flowmaster with 3"
2.71 open rear
Built. 904 with cheetah rmvb and cheetah shifter
340doc
Well-Known Member
PM me if you decide to go MSD. I have one I'll sell.
Been there done that twice.
IF your orange box isn’t 20 years old, then throw it away. It’s junk. The only possible use it is good for is;
To give to your enemies because I sucks
Use as a paper weight
Use as a fishing line sink
Toss at your cranky neighbors head
Take it apart so you learn what not to use
Hang it on the wall of shame.
IF you want to use the stock style ignition box system, use the chrome box. I have found the chrome box slightly better than the msd at the track. Th msd is slightly better at idle and LOW rpms. IF it doesn’t fail on you!
71DodgeDemon340
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I ran the orange box for 5 years with no issues. Upgraded to the chrome box and kept the orange box for a spare
adriver
Blazing Apostle
Here's nine pages.
HEI in Mopar ECU casing
I bought this for my daily driver.
I like it fine.
FBO Ignition Systems
HEI in Mopar ECU casing
I bought this for my daily driver.
I like it fine.
FBO Ignition Systems
I have been told. The new orange boxes are junk. Unless you have an orange box from 10 yrs ago its waste of money. Now chrome box might be an option., but they cost as much as an msd box
abodyjoe
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71DodgeDemon340
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I must of bought the last good one from summit 6 years ago lol
abodyjoe
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an occasional decent one slips out once in a while.
71DodgeDemon340
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Ive had more issues with the voltage regulators than the orange boxes
I like the MSD better, especially at idle and low speeds. I replaced an orange box with a 6AL, much better.
Mopar orange boxes are pretty notorious for failure and pulling timing as RPM increases.
Mopar orange boxes are pretty notorious for failure and pulling timing as RPM increases.
71DodgeDemon340
Well-Known Member
This^ What are they limited to something like 4k rpm i think
You have read the MSD claims in the instructions?
If have found them to 100% credible.
On the strip, between the MSD & the MP chrome box, I couldn’t find a difference. I didn’t have a fine tuned machine constantly running the track. It was just a quick test with a crappy driver.
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