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Everyone tells me to put MSD in my truck - anybody got it in theirs? Is it really worth the money? I'm looking at getting the whole smear - box, distributor, coil.

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1980 shortbed Luv - 350 40 over, etc. - Like I told my momma, it ain't no fun growing up!

how much are they?

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My old but now gone Luv...

$500 without replacing the wires - Almost $600 if I replace wires

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1980 shortbed Luv - 350 40 over, etc. - Like I told my momma, it ain't no fun growing up!

you could do the EDIS and megajolt for around $250 and that give you unlimited adjustments to the timing... i just installed it in my luv
if you want more info let me know ...

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My old but now gone Luv...

is this the whole putting an electric distributor and such from an 80something model luv truck?

no it is getting rid of the distributor all together... works great... here is more info...
http://www.autosportlabs.com/

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My old but now gone Luv...

so you would suggest this over doing an msd box/80's electric distributor/cap, etc etc .. ??

im still kinda learning on distributors. generally all ive ever owned is fuel injected. same thing for carbs. im still learning about that too

i can say 100% as i haven’t used the msd but just throwing out another option... i know i like it and what can be done with it....

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My old but now gone Luv...

i was reading the link you posted. what i didnt really seem to understand .. does it come with a map so you can drive the truck. like a "base tune". or do you program it 100%?

it does come with a base map , i got mine running today and works very well with the base map. from there you can start improving it with just playing around with it, or best yet would to put it on a dino...

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=22720&start=100

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My old but now gone Luv...

ok so on a sbc like mjboyd is running and i'm planning to run, if i run an edis setup what do i use for oil pump drive?

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luv less for the time being

sorry , cant help there.... maybe one of the V8 guys can answer that one

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My old but now gone Luv...

get the cam position sensor from a later LT1 SBC ... and have the collar turned down to fit regular SBC dizzy hole.

A.j.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykgDNjeTa0g

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FIAA!

SFPP!

what can you tell me about its boost sensing?

im interested in this system!

A.j.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykgDNjeTa0g

not sure as i haven’t looked into it but check here , this is the forum for megajolt and some of the guys there have it on boosted cars... I know there are 4 user controlled areas that you can figure to activate when certain parameters are hit…

http://www.autosportlabs.org/

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My old but now gone Luv...

wow!

thanks!

I have to say I think I will be making the switch, it seems easy enough and gives more control than an MSD system can offer. its even better for those engines where a performace dizzy is harder and harder to find.

Im sold on it. I know theres bigg power potential to be made with a system like this...

A.j.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykgDNjeTa0g

glad i could help... i know i like it allot... just wish i could afford to take it to a dino, maybe one day...

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My old but now gone Luv...

i feel its a good system. but i have no intentions of mods past a header, weber and offy intake. so all that tuning would be wasted in my case. ill stick with msd/80s distributor, etc.

good info for future cars though

think i might save up for this, seems worth it, could tune for mpg... though i could do that now, but i don't think any of the tuning i've tried to do has helped.

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1980 Chevy Luv 4x4 mikado factory Black.

1.8L 4spd