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lighting The Fire Msd Ignition Upgrade - msd 6al Ignition Control Box - Photo 52019364

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  • The MSD 6AL ignition control box is the centerpiece of our ignition system. This is the newest version of the 6AL, which delivers 530 volts as well as 135 mJ of spark energy to the coil, resulting in full combustion every time the coil fires. If you’re familiar with the old 6AL ignition box, you’ll notice that this newest version has a lower profile yet still shares the same footprint as the old-generation 6AL. By far the biggest difference is that the 6AL is no longer analog—it’s now fully digital!
The MSD 6AL ignition control box is the centerpiece of our ignition system. This is the newest version of the 6AL, which delivers 530 volts as well as 135 mJ of spark energy to the coil, resulting in full combustion every time the coil fires. If you’re familiar with the old 6AL ignition box, you’ll notice that this newest version has a lower profile yet still shares the same footprint as the old-generation 6AL. By far the biggest difference is that the 6AL is no longer analog—it’s now fully digital!
1307or 11+lighting the fire msd ignition upgrade+broken down bronco MSD has everything you need to upgrade your entire ignition system. They even have a ready-to-run distributor that uses a three-wire hookup and is a self-contained ignition system. For our application, we chose to go with the Pro-Billet Distributor so we could get the benefits of multiple spark capacitive discharge ignition control. Our Pro-Billet Distributor is really a thing of beauty. Its billet-aluminum housing features an internal polished-steel shaft that’s Tufftride-coated to resist corrosion while reducing friction. It also features roller bearings at the top as well as an extra long sintered bushing that allows the shaft to spin smoothly and accurately to more than 10,000 rpm. The Pro-Billet Distributor also has a fully adjustable mechanical advance and comes with springs, weights, bushings, and stops to fine-tune the timing curve according to your driving needs. The MSD 6AL ignition control box is the centerpiece of our ignition system. This is the newest version of the 6AL, which delivers 530 volts as well as 135 mJ of spark energy to the coil, resulting in full combustion every time the coil fires. If you’re familiar with the old 6AL ignition box, you’ll notice that this newest version has a lower profile yet still shares the same footprint as the old-generation 6AL. By far the biggest difference is that the 6AL is no longer analog—it’s now fully digital! The MSD 6AL ignition control box features a built-in soft-touch rev limiter right on top of the box that’s easily accessible and can be adjusted with two rotary dials in 100-rpm increments. The 6AL also features a built-in LED for system checks and only uses one locked and sealed wiring connector that keeps the wiring harness nice and neat for a cleaner overall appearance. Before you go trying to stab your new MSD Pro-Billet Distributor into your engine, make sure you coat it liberally with the supplied Comp Cams Pro Cam & Lifter Lubricant for proper break in protection. Once we finished coating our Pro-Billet Distributor’s drive gear with lots of break-in lube, as well as our inner fender, we installed our distributor in the correct position after setting our timing at top dead center of the compression stroke. Note that this works best with the distributor cap removed. If you’re just replacing an old functioning distributor with an MSD distributor, all you have to do is mark the position of your rotor’s orientation and it will be as simple as dropping in the new unit in the same position. We also installed a set of MSD Ignition’s 8.5mm Super Conductor spark plug wires to ensure we were getting all 135 mJ of spark energy to the plugs. Although the MSD 8.5mm Super Conductor spark plug wires feature multi-angle spark plug boots, we decided not to bend them and instead leave them straight since it kept all our spark plug wires clear of the exhaust without rubbing on the body. We really love how the spark plug wires are safely secured to the distributor cap via a wire retainer for ease of maintenance, or in our case, to keep people from swapping the firing order to mess with us while camping. One really cool thing about the MSD distributor cap is that it features quality brass spark plug–style terminals as well as a clip-on attachment for the coil wire to secure it to the distributor.
We decided to go with an MSD Ignition Blaster SS coil since it produces 300 milliamps with an output of 40,000 volts to the spark plugs when used with an MSD 6 series ignition to ensure full combustion. The Blaster SS coil features efficient E-core windings that are designed to produce high amounts of current without sacrificing voltage output and also features quality brass terminals. We were able to mount our MSD 6AL ignition control box right underneath the dash of our Bronco where we can easily adjust the rev limiter should we so desire in the future. Here’s our new MSD ignition system all hooked up and firing off better than it ever did before. Now we can actually do wide-open throttle pulls without hitting any flat spots midway through the pull.
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