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Ok here we go, i was wanting to buy a msd dist. for my 91 with the matching wires and 6al msd box. My question is will it make a inproovement in any way for me, is it worth the money, and aslo they have a msd cap and rotor kit, is that as good as buying the dist. and keeping my stock dist. ??????????? let me know

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you wont see a differance and in the long run the MSD box will probably leave you stuck somewhere.

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What about the distributor and the wires r they worth the money???

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only if its time for a tune up [Smile]

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its always a good idea to have a good plug wire to avoid troubles. As for the distributor, you wont see any power gains.

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I've heard of people having trouble with the MSD distributors. And the boxes arent really necessary until your running boost, high compression, or nitrous. And yes they also fail a lot also.

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I have some ford racing 9mm wires are they better then the msd wires

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do the 5 speed swap first.

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I have a friend who put my intake on he said with a good used tranny a 5 speed swap will cost me $1300 for everything? i have$400 now because i spent $700 today for gears and bearings and 2 new axles

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Originally posted by gtmustang916:
I have a friend who put my intake on he said with a good used tranny a 5 speed swap will cost me $1300 for everything? i have$400 now because i spent $700 today for gears and bearings and 2 new axles

Save your money.

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You can get a lot more bang for your buck if you spend it somewhere other than an ignition system

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Which would be better for me and less trouble. A 5 speed swap or some heads-- or a cam and rockers??

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I'd do 5 speed...heads...rocker arms....

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How much power are you looking for? I would consider something like the Trick Flow package (Twisted Wedge Heads, stage 1 cam, and Street Heat intake).

If your engine has a bunch of miles on it you may want to consider pulling it out and having it re-built as a 331 or 347. You should feel a big difference then [Big Grin]

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quote:
Originally posted by gtmustang916:
I have a friend who put my intake on he said with a good used tranny a 5 speed swap will cost me $1300 for everything? i have$400 now because i spent $700 today for gears and bearings and 2 new axles

it depends on where you look for the parts too.. if you arent in a rush shop around and piece it together like i did... i got a 3 way adj clutch linkage for $50 and a sfi billet steel fly wheel for around $150

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