Why should I switch to MSD?

[stock car driver]

MSD claims you get full voltage at the plug down to a supply voltage of 9.

I do know that taking the checkers first does not make one more of an expert than the guy who ran last.

Your right but your supposing both are in a race, in this case we have one poster who has NEVER been in a race car or owned one or worked on one for that matter, lol!!

[Graff Spee]

HEI all modded up with DUI stuff is fine. If you run a MSD it will idle much nicer and you can expect a possible HP gain in the 4 to 7 HP range above 7000 rpm. I like alternators, not arguing. Run what you have and enjoy yourself. Thats what its all about!

[4bangerhotrod]

just a couple weeks ago, our team was in a 100 lap feature and we for got to charge the battery before the feature, this was in our backup car with a optima 12volt red top have 16v turbo starts in primary car but we was getting ready to line up for feature and went to start car and the battery didnt even have enough juice to crank it, it just clicked an didnt have time to change the battery so i jumped on the 4 wheeler and push started it went up to the gate and ended up sitting for about 10 min idleing then went on the track and ran 100laps. i was worried the ignition would start cutting out but it seemed to run fine when the driver come in i asked him if it started cutting out or anything the lights on the dash were really dim and he hit the button and the lights went out and wouldnt even make a noise and he said he couldnt tell any differance and never felt any hp loss. i forgot to check the volts when i hooked the battery up to charge but im sure they were pretty low considering 10 min idling and 100laps on a battery that wouldnt even start to turn the engine over. so im not sure about all this hp loss below 11 volts. ego you could probably unhook the battery and run the ignition off the static electricity created by running that mouth about your 38 1/3 yrs of crewcheif of the yr awards for asphalt crate cars.

[Chaps46]

Got 'er all hooked up and I will tell ya the DUI I was running ain't got nothin' on this! Unhooked the coil wire just to see if I had everything hooked up correctly and it was throwing bright blue flames everywhere!!! I love it!!

Since it came off a street car it had just a 6000 chip in it. Can I run it without a chip and it be ok?

[stock car driver]

I agree I went from dui to msd and theres a big difference no doubt about it. I regret waiting until my 15th year of racing..

You dont have to run a chip but might as well stick one in there 2-400 over what you turn on the track to save your motor if the throttle sticks in a wreck etc.

[Graff Spee]

I have never had a MSD burn up or go bad. I see other people having some trouble though. It looks like the real problem is you must wire it in an appropriate professional manner. We use heat shrinkable jell filled crimp connectors. Much better than soldering! (will not overheat and pull out) About sixty bucks a bag! Hope that helped.

[Egoracing]

Your right but your supposing both are in a race, in this case we have one poster who has NEVER been in a race car or owned one or worked on one for that matter, lol!!

You are a fool as you just posted this to someone that I know AND that knows some of what I have done! You have NO idea who I am or what I have done or been involved with so plese keep you mouth shut unless you are just trying to prove that you are more of an idiot than you already have.

[stock car driver]

You are a fool as you just posted this to someone that I know AND that knows some of what I have done! You have NO idea who I am or what I have done or been involved with so plese keep you mouth shut unless you are just trying to prove that you are more of an idiot than you already have.

bahahahaha

[Egoracing]

Mastersbuilt check your PM's. Thanks

[stpmotorsports]

info please

It seems that Jeff has no problem telling who he is and what he has done, so Ego why not tell us who you are and what you have done? I dont know either one of you personally, although I have read and researched advice from both of you that has made sense. It is however easier to respect the advice of someone who is putting their ideas to the track and being successful.
Now on the subject at hand, we switched to an MSD setup this year and am very happy with it. The car seems to start better and seems to be more snappy on the throttle than with our HEI. I bought the MSD Digital 6 box, billet MSD dist, and the Mustang coil from Oreillys (thanks to Stock car driver for bringing that to light for some of us).