[Tommy]

Since you mentioned "reducing the number of things in the engine area," you may be interested in my approach. I placed the MSD ignition box and coil on the passenger side of the firewall, behind the instrument panel. The wire from the coil to the distributor cap goes through a firewall bulkhead connector so the only ignition components showing in the engine compartment are the wires going to the distributor. I did this to keep the ignition components cooler during track events.