O.K. Jon, here goes my 2 cents,
As for the MSD Blaster Stuff, your guess is as good as mine on what you
need, but as far as I know when you purchase a set of plug wires you get a
coil wire with the set. At least that's how mine came. Now onto the coil
dilemma. On my Shelby the coil is mounted on the firewall right above the
distributor. I can't imagine having the coil mounted 6 feet away from the
distributor, but I guess it is possible. As for your plug wires, and plugs,
they both sound like good choices.
Hope someone else with a newer truck that has upgraded can help you out.
Later
Scott Miller
Shelby #322
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Steiger <stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Thursday, April 23, 1998 1:09 AM
Subject: DML: Coil, wires, etc...
> I'm looking into upgrading some of my electrical stuff, and
>I'm having a little trouble figuring out what exactly I need
>to get. Here's the list of stuff I'm pretty much set on (though
>I'd be interested to hear any comments, (good or bad) about them):
>
> Accel brass cap and rotor
> Champion Gold spark plugs
> MSD Super Conductor 8.5mm wires
>
> The thing I'm having the main problem with is the coil. Originally,
>I was planning on getting an MSD Blaster 3 coil. However, I was looking
>through the Summit catalog today, and it said that the Blaster 3 was
>only for MSD ignitions. However, I don't see anything to that effect in
>the MSD catalog. In fact, the MSD catalog seems to imply that the Blaster
>3 will work with MSD ignitions or most modern stock ignitions.
>
> Wether I get the Blaster 3 or the Blaster 2, I still need to figure
>out how to hook 'em up. The Blaster 3 seems to have a built in
>tower, and I would guess that you just unplug the stock coil, and
>plug the wire into the top of the Blaster 3? If so, then I
>have to ask, if the stock plug wires aren't so great, then what
>about the stock coil wire? Wouldn't it make sense to get a
>better wire here too? MSD does have a coil wire in the back of
>the catalog, but it is listed as being for the Blaster 2. Also,
>it is only 18" long, and the wire needs to be a lot longer
>than that; the coil is up near the right fender, all the way
>to the front of the truck, and the wire goes behind and around
>the engine. You'd need 5 or 6 feet, I think.
>
> Speaking of the Blaster 2, how does it hook up? It is shown
>as coming with a tower and a boot. Do you have to crimp this
>boot onto a wire or something?
>
> If anyone can shed some light on any of this, that'd be great! :-)
>
>Thanks very much in advance!!
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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