What ignition system will do me justice??

redfastback said
even if fbo sets the curve for YOUR engine in YOUR car, what if you put it in something else? won't be able to tune it yourself. msd is modular. i have had bad distributors out of the box by msd. so what.... the multi spark helps with cleaner combustion chambers below 3000rpm, but also offers a bigger spark. have you ever been shocked by a orange box? yeah right...... i did the stupid mistake of trying to check spark years ago on a msd system and i basically had a shock run up my arm, across my chest, and out the other arm to ground on the vehicle. my arm hurt for 2 days. is that a better spark??? damn right it is...........

once again, not trying to bash don at fbo. for a stock looking system, he is probably doing the best there is.

It has been running great for 27 years. Why would I put in something else? I can tune it myself but I am not confortable welding my advance plate. To answer your question, I have been zapped by factory electronic ignition, you don't need an orange box or MSD to get bit. The MOPAR chrome box will provide all the spark 99% of cars will ever need up to more RPM than they will ever see and if your combination is good and it is tuned correctly you should not have any problems other than the occasional component failure that any system can have. As I said, I can see the advantages of MSD for a race car. Maybe for a daily driver that spends 90% of it's life under 3000 RPM if you have the money to throw at it but if your heads, cam, carb, manifold, compression, exhaust, and fuel delivery are correctly matched and you tune it well you will be fine without the extra expense. I got my entire MOPAR system for less than $200. Can you get an MSD ECU alone for that price?