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I'm off to go install the MSD ignition system in the car today. Full report to follow.... 
Today is MSD day
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fastback383
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Let us know, I want one of them someday. But then again what don't I want for my car these days. A 451 is on the top of the list but I am short of cash for that . I may just end up building a decent 400 for it next summer....
. I may just end up building a decent 400 for it next summer....
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MSD day went well.... until I blew it up!
Car always had a goofy idle; sometimes it ran, sometimes it would want to stall, other times idled high. Well, after installing the distributor, 6AL, and cutting the wires to fit (another story....), and doing a nice re-wire job, it ran fantasic! Blip the throttle and INSTANT response! Reved like a blender! All was good until I decided to put it in the garage when all of a sudden 3,500RPM idle :shock: I covered the center carb and backed off the idle screw all the way and it still idled at 1,500! My guess is that the power valve was ripped and today I blew it apart. Am I thinking in the right direction? All I know is that changing the valve is going to be a treat.
Six pack, remember? :roll:
Car always had a goofy idle; sometimes it ran, sometimes it would want to stall, other times idled high. Well, after installing the distributor, 6AL, and cutting the wires to fit (another story....), and doing a nice re-wire job, it ran fantasic! Blip the throttle and INSTANT response! Reved like a blender! All was good until I decided to put it in the garage when all of a sudden 3,500RPM idle :shock: I covered the center carb and backed off the idle screw all the way and it still idled at 1,500! My guess is that the power valve was ripped and today I blew it apart. Am I thinking in the right direction? All I know is that changing the valve is going to be a treat.
Six pack, remember? :roll:
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Damn John,
That, Sir, truly sucks. Darn center carbs anyway. Good news is that's probably all it is.
You're gonna love that MSD setup, trust me. I went with the coil and 6a box. Waiting on the distributor to show up (been running it with the stock, electronic Mopar distributor and MSD wires.
WHAT a difference and that's a fact.
Jim
That, Sir, truly sucks. Darn center carbs anyway. Good news is that's probably all it is.
You're gonna love that MSD setup, trust me. I went with the coil and 6a box. Waiting on the distributor to show up (been running it with the stock, electronic Mopar distributor and MSD wires.
WHAT a difference and that's a fact.
Jim
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69Dart440 said:
So it does sound like the power valve? I'm kinda in the dark on this one. Most of my professional career has centered on fuel injection. Carbs are so, like a co-worker loves to say, "old school".
As for the MSD system, intial impressions are good. Car starts quicker and sounds so much stronger. And I haven't started playing with advance rates yet.... I'm using the pro-billet distributor, 6-AL, and their 8.5mm super conductor wires. I had gotten the cut to fit wires and at first, they broke my b*lls. But after the first two I banged out the rest in no time. For a coil I'm using an Accell super coil.
Unfortunately I couldn't take her out for a spin tonight. Hopefully I'll get the carb sorted out by the weekend.
Thanks for the help Jim :thumrigh:
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