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03-12-2003, 04:44 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Alpharetta,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Sold - Unique FIA - SA 396 Stroker
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Where To Mount MSD
I'm laying out the harness and trying to find the best spot for the MSD Box. Comments and pictures would be great.
Randy
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03-12-2003, 05:22 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Bloomfield Hills, (Detroit area),
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance 156, ex Paxton 351, now a 392 Ford Racing Stroker
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keep it away from the heat and where water wont run on it. mine is mounted on passenger side footwell area, up under dash where it is protected from engine bay heat, feet and water. they don't like to get hot as that is when 'msd' means 'mighty sorry device'. bill.
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03-12-2003, 05:26 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Castalia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: EM cobra, 450 inch sbc running a best ET of 9.14..so far..ALL MOTOR...approx 800 horse.............ERA with 482 FE..All Aluminum Engine
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mines mounted in the same spot.....
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03-12-2003, 05:36 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Senoia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 427SO with big twin autolite inlines on custom intake, jag rear, top loader, wembeldon white, guardsmen blue stripes
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My MSD and coil is on the firewall, inside behind dash and insulated, ordered an extra 4' wire from MSD. I was a littled
concerned about the distance from the distributor but after many miles, no problem.....
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03-12-2003, 06:22 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Des Moines,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Sold my beloved Shelby CSX 4068, Gessford 427 Ford
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Ditto - mine's on the firewall, passenger side, inside the passenger compartment. I figured it would stay cooler and dry there, plus it's out of sight. If you get the 6AL, remember to mount the box so you can get at the rpm limiter chip, should you want to change it.
Doug
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03-12-2003, 07:11 AM
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Mines on the passenger side firewall behind the dash also. Must be the place to mount it.
John H
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03-12-2003, 08:15 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Danville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX4285, Shelby aluminum block 427, 40th Anniversary Model # 5
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MSD Box
I've got mine on the passenger side footbox--inside the box on the top--out of sight--dry--and easy to get too.......
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03-12-2003, 08:21 AM
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Location: Prescott Valley,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Previous ERA owner on break
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I've got mine mounted on the back side of the dashboard, on the passenger side. I have two small pieces of angle-iron, attached to the dashsboard and dampened by rubber bushings, mounted vertically and bolted to the bottom dashboard brace. The MSD box is bolted to these uprights with the connections and limiter chip facing down.
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03-12-2003, 12:03 PM
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What a great site 
Thanks guys - looks like it's in the upper part of the passenger footbox or backside of the dash.
Randy
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03-12-2003, 03:25 PM
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I use the same S/S bolts for the MSD and the crankcase oil breather.
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03-13-2003, 12:43 PM
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Location: Fairfield, NJ, USA,
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Cobra Make, Engine: A & C, 351W, Tremec 3550. Exiled Member: Club Cranky
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03-17-2003, 07:53 AM
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Hey, here's a radical location for you - in the trunk! It's a 7AL-2, but that's where the guy who set up my EFI puts all of his units. No problems due to the long wire runs, either.
Viva la differance!
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03-17-2003, 08:02 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427 SC #004 (Original ERA?)
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Roscoe,
The engine bay is not a good spot. I had my first MSD mounted there and I cooked it….too much heat. My engine seemed like it was running too fat and after screwing around with carbs I finally realized that there was an ignition problem. I now have mine mounted against the firewall in the passenger footbox. It is much cooler there.
Cheers, Pete
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03-17-2003, 12:42 PM
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Pete,
I hear ya. I've had this mounted there for almost 3 yrs and 13k. So far so good. Too late to move it now.
Roscoe
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03-17-2003, 05:39 PM
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roscoe, you be a lucky dude. they don't like heat, that is when msd=might sorry device. bill
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