Msd Sci

[Sabz5150]

Snagged it for 140. Not a bad deal :)

Bam!

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/9/web/21000-21999/21859_20_full.jpg

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/9/web/21000-21999/21859_21_full.jpg

[carotman]

Looks exactly like mine :)

It hides your VIN number however... cops might give you a hard time if they find out.

[Sabz5150]

Looks exactly like mine :)

It hides your VIN number however... cops might give you a hard time if they find out.

Cops don't normally look for VINs, unless they think you stole the car.

Normally is the key word though...

[88LXi68]

Cops don't normally look for VINs, unless they think you stole the car.

Normally is the key word though...

Got mine for $200 but mine has the rev limit control SCI-L

No vin hiding on mine :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid77/pf4ed145a59f5864cea4a5a9d37f26104/fb3c485b.jpg

[Sabz5150]

Got mine for $200 but mine has the rev limit control SCI-L

No vin hiding on mine :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid77/pf4ed145a59f5864cea4a5a9d37f26104/fb3c485b.jpg


You don't have that friggin mystery box taking up valuable underhood real estate. I'm slowly working on thinning that bad boy down. I've eliminated three lines already. Anything to clean that bay up.

Speaking of cleaning, that engine bay does need a good deal of washing.

I was told that the MSD ignitions would cause bad interference noise in the radio. Suprisingly it didn't... actually cleaned up the noise that I had already. Radio sounds crisp now :D

Performance wise, I gained a little bit of much needed low end and the engine is much smoother. All in all a great upgrade.

[dXsquared]

what exactly do the boxes do?

Travis

[Sabz5150]

what exactly do the boxes do?

Travis

At 3000 and below they produce multple sparks for 20 degrees of crank rotation, drive more power to the coil and produce more reliable sparks at high RPMs (almsot no chance of missing at high revs). They also make your idle really smooth and improve fuel economy.

Some models have pill adjustable revlimiters and can be outfitted with boxes to accomodate multiple pills for holeshot RPMs.

[ICEMAN707]

nice find Sabz. you can relocate your battery to the trunk and place that box in place of the battery. that way it's far from the firewall and should reduce radio interference.

hey 88lxi68, PM me a buildup sheet of that ls/vtec swap. i wanna know how you did it and what parts you had to buy. that's gonna be my summer project. thanks bro.

[Sabz5150]

nice find Sabz. you can relocate your battery to the trunk and place that box in place of the battery. that way it's far from the firewall and should reduce radio interference.

hey 88lxi68, PM me a buildup sheet of that ls/vtec swap. i wanna know how you did it and what parts you had to buy. that's gonna be my summer project. thanks bro.

I have no radio interference. I had a bit of noise before I installed it and now it's nice and clean. Why? I have no idea.

[lightbulblxi]

good deal. i like the color of ur valve color.

[Busted_Blue]

great deal! My MSD is hiding behind the firewall..in that little grill compartment where the wiper blades motors are in. That way less "nature" hits the MSD box prolonging it's life. It's been in there since 1990 and still running.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid71/pdc7e3424dfca8b67420a6c2860efb014/fb8bdb95.jpg

The yellow wire runs up to the that upper left and then goes behind the firewall. If you take a look at my engine in person, you can see the MSD box throught those little square holes on the top.

[1988starter]

no vin hiding for me BTW sabbs I would upgrade to This coil (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33689&item=2453482079) it made a hella difference for me.
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/4/web/304000-304999/304085_31_full.jpgThis coil (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33689&item=2453482079)

[smufguy]

great deal! My MSD is hiding behind the firewall..in that little grill compartment where the wiper blades motors are in. That way less "nature" hits the MSD box prolonging it's life. It's been in there since 1990 and still running.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid71/pdc7e3424dfca8b67420a6c2860efb014/fb8bdb95.jpg

The yellow wire runs up to the that upper left and then goes behind the firewall. If you take a look at my engine in person, you can see the MSD box throught those little square holes on the top.

Stock Intake???????? WHere do u live man??? mars??????

[od2681]

how are those with emissinos and engine life

[PhydeauX]

Carb certified, they come with the sitckers and everything. They don't effect engine life but you will go through caps and rotors faster espically if you run a hotter coil too.

andy

[1988starter]

Carb certified, they come with the sitckers and everything. They don't effect engine life but you will go through caps and rotors faster espically if you run a hotter coil too.

andy
Yup with my accel 14001 coil I tend to do a cap and rotor every 10k to be safe

[catalin]

Looks just like mine too... :)
http://members.shaw.ca/ccapota/IMG_1132.JPG

Except mine still doesn't do shit!


Anyone of you try to wire it up with a replacement coil??

[Justin86]

um your missing a radiator and going by your paint job I don't think the car is drag only.
I would love to get rid of the damn emissions box and haivng the ignition were the wipper controls are is a pretty good idea but wouldn't it be more exposed to the weather?

[catalin]

um your missing a radiator and going by your paint job I don't think the car is drag only.
I would love to get rid of the damn emissions box and haivng the ignition were the wipper controls are is a pretty good idea but wouldn't it be more exposed to the weather?

It's a special air cooled edition Accord.. :)

At the time I was in the process of putting it the car together, and it will be a daily driver... No drag racing.

I'd love to get rid of the emissions box too, but as of right now I don't have much of an idea how to do it.

[smufguy]

catalin, i like ur paint. got more pics of your car?

[Sabz5150]

Looks just like mine too... :)
http://members.shaw.ca/ccapota/IMG_1132.JPG

Except mine still doesn't do shit!


Anyone of you try to wire it up with a replacement coil??

If you're picture is showing how your car sits right now I can tell your problem. You gotta hook your coil wire to the blaster coil, not the stock one.

[Justin86]

Yea the only way to get rid of the emission box is to go hack the ECU, which takes a lot of expensive programs... SEAN?

[catalin]

If you're picture is showing how your car sits right now I can tell your problem. You gotta hook your coil wire to the blaster coil, not the stock one.


No it's running the stock one so I can get the damn thing around. But I did have the MSD coil only and I was getting a spark but the car just wouldn't start. At the time my alternator wasn't doing it's thing either because I made the mistake of powdercoating both brackets for it and didn't realize that it wasn't grounding. So I think that may be the problem but i haven't much time to try the MSD coil again.

[catalin]

catalin, i like ur paint. got more pics of your car?

you can find more pics at members.shaw.ca/ccapota

[smufguy]

hey catalin, nice work on ur car man. I love the paint on ur brackets and valve cover. I would love to get my car painted in that color. What color is it? Dark gray metallic or something? That shit is awsome. I love the look of a clean engine bay and ur motor looks awsome. Good job buddy. props to you.

[Justin86]

yea your car is really clean. You should open up a car domain site so that the pics are easier to look at. :)

[catalin]

Thanks guys.. I'm still plugging away at it, hopefully there wll be alot more to show n the next couple of months.

I'll put together a little page wth thumnails and the sort.

Hey smufguy the color is 'Lotus chrome orange', it was tottaly gutted when it was panted last year. Turned out pretty nice.

[smufguy]

the color of the valve cover. i like that color. what is it?

[catalin]

the color of the valve cover. i like that color. what is it?
The valve cover and varous other parts on the car were powder coated in '
gunmetal'.

[Justin86]

Yea everything looks great, the only complaint I have is the page which is killer for us with slow computers and or 56K, which I have both. How much do you have invested into all you paint?

[catalin]

Yea everything looks great, the only complaint I have is the page which is killer for us with slow computers and or 56K, which I have both. How much do you have invested into all you paint?


Sorry about the size of the pics.. I'll do something smaller soon.

Spent about $4600 CDN in paint and body work.

[Justin86]

Well if I can remember about what the exchange rate is I would have a better idea but it sounds like you got a good price for a nice paint job.