Re: Re: MSD reply

From: Jon Smith (jon@fast4x4.net)
Date: Sat Jun 30 2001 - 00:39:00 EDT


I'll agree with you there Mark, I dyno'd a whopping 4hp with the Digital 6+
and Blaster SS coil. If it weren't for the nitrous I'd take it off the
truck completely, it does make slightly smoother but def. not work what I
paid for it..

On 2001.06.30 00:19 Mark Kuzia wrote:
> It depends what you are doing, on the street, the MSD makes my truck run
> smoother and it does feel more responsive below 3000rpm, but not for all
> out
> horsepower and drag racing. I verified this with dyno runs (2 with, and 2
> without). There has been much debate in the past about the MSD, I am just
> presenting to you guys what I found. Look at the graph on my site, click
> on
> the "TECHNICAL" button and see for yourself what the dyno found out for
> me(click on the graph to enlarge). I fully expected to make more power
> with
> the MSD, I was shocked that the MSD actually killed top-end power, and
> sucked away torque all across the band. I am just as disappointed as you
> are, I wasted $129 on a red box that makes my truck slower.
>
> As a another matter, I felt the MSD did work on my 99 V-8 Dak with the
> OBD-II system. For some odd reason they do not work well with the OBD-I,
> this is not the first time it was brought up, others have said the same
> before, I just didn't believe them. It is up to you to make your own
> decisions, check your facts and decide on your own. My website shows an
> install for a 1999 Dakota, not for OBD-I systems.
>
> Mark Kuzia

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