Cap & Rotor, Distributor, Coil questions!

Matt94GT · Sep 17, 2007

Hey im going to buy a new cap & rotor. I was thinking of getting a new coil as well. Do you guys think MSD Cap & Rotor is worth it? Ive read that the MSD coils arent that good...just get a stock replacement or what?

What about getting an entire new dist? How long do they usually last?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-9...004QQitemZ140157630893QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Comments?

Paul · Sep 17, 2007

Caps/rotors are pretty much the same. OEM Ford work just as well as MSD. I have several MSDs with no problems, plus now they make a nice black one.

I've not seen empirical data that an MSD coil is better than a stock Ford one, but I have them on a few cars of mine - again, no problems.

If your distributor works fine, I wouldn't bother spending the money on a new one.

Paul.

stang94X · Sep 17, 2007

i have a msd cap/rotor, hypertech coil, and ford 9mm wires and holy hell it puts out a huge spark, i was working on the car and it was running, i forgot to put a spark plug wire back on and when i saw it, there was a huge spark coming out of the boot and i was being one big dumbass and i grabbed it cause i didnt want it to accidently touch something and i wasnt thinking about how it would shock me when the car was on, that damn thing made my arm go numb and weird feeling like if you hit your funnybone but like 100 times worse, lol thought i wasnt going to be able to move my arm again cause it lasted a few minutes

Matt94GT · Sep 17, 2007

wow lol thats nuts man.

yeah I think ill just go MSD cap/rotor either that or ford like you said, probably stay away from the nienhoff or what ever cheap-o overseas one you can get for 1/2 the price. Is there any way to test a coil or your dist? How many miles do these usually last for?

95-stang · Sep 17, 2007

I got MSD rotor\cap coil, and some Taylor leads, nicer still as they are all red.

Downshift · Sep 18, 2007

Paul said:
Caps/rotors are pretty much the same. OEM Ford work just as well as MSD. I have several MSDs with no problems, plus now they make a nice black one.

I've not seen empirical data that an MSD coil is better than a stock Ford one, but I have them on a few cars of mine - again, no problems.

If your distributor works fine, I wouldn't bother spending the money on a new one.

Paul.

You got a link to the black one? I was thinking about painting mine black I would really like to see that. :thumb:

Paul · Sep 18, 2007

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...4083&N=700+400122+4294849507+115&autoview=sku

Eric_94cobra · Sep 18, 2007

I replaced my distributor with a rebuilt stock one when mine crapped out. Msd cap and rotor coil, 6a, and taylor wires with accel tfi

Downshift · Sep 19, 2007

Paul said:
http://store.summitracing.com/partd...4083&N=700+400122+4294849507+115&autoview=sku

Oh thats perfect. I guess I dont have to paint mine now lol. Thanks for the link.

SoddyRebel · Sep 19, 2007

I have the msd coil, cap and rotor, and wires, i think they look alot nicer....

Yellow94gt · Sep 19, 2007

Not only does all MSD stuff look better than OEM, but I can honestly say the Blaster Coil scared the hell out of me the first time I had it in the car... was checking for spark and it sparked clear to the intake... it sparks a LOT more than the stock one ever did, and I felt a huge improvement replacing my entire underhood ignition system.