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MSD 7AL on Saab

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MSD 7AL on Saab
March 31, 2008 02:22PM

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Does anyone know how to hook up an MSD to a saab 900?

Car is mid 80's NA 2.0, bosch disributer, hall sensor, little igition controller thingy. MSD is an ex circle track 7al that's been facotry modified to let it work with a 4cyl.

any thoughts or experiences would be great.

Thanks.

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Re: MSD 7AL on Saab
April 02, 2008 04:14PM

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TTT

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Re: MSD 7AL on Saab
April 02, 2008 06:02PM

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Tomorrow Mike's calling JVAB about fabricating inboard brakes to reduce unsprung weight.

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Re: MSD 7AL on Saab
April 02, 2008 06:38PM

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fiasco Wrote:
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> Tomorrow Mike's calling JVAB about fabricating
> inboard brakes to reduce unsprung weight.

Oh this should be good........8)
>
>
>
> Andrew Steere, 1973
> Lyndeborough, NH
> KB1PJY

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Re: MSD 7AL on Saab
April 03, 2008 03:43AM

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Oh jesus... Does he know John hates saving weight?

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Re: MSD 7AL on Saab
April 03, 2008 07:49AM

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I just took a quick look at Jeg's website. Look's like you can get new MSD ignition systems there that support 4 bangers as well as dedicated wiring harnesses, (for a lot $ than kevlar) which I imagine would greatly simplify Brett's latest project. ;-)

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Re: MSD 7AL on Saab
April 03, 2008 08:09AM

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http://www.msdignition.com/pdf/2005/frm%2027103%20PN7222.pdf

The manual might be helpful too?

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Re: MSD 7AL on Saab
April 03, 2008 08:19AM

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Brett's new project...I like that!

Yeah, so what I was trying to figure out was if the hall sensor in the saab distributer could fire the msd all by it's self. Turns out that's a no. I need to keep the chunk of saab ignition module, distibuter wiring, etc intact and fire the msd off of that.

This is unless I dump all that shit and get some sort of crank-triggered stand-alone stuff like fancy-pants Sorenson. smiling smiley

Thanks guys.

...Brett's new project...priceless.

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Re: MSD 7AL on Saab
April 03, 2008 09:44AM

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Christ, the flywheel is on the front, right,where even I could fing it. How hard would it be to intall a mag pick up that the MSD box would like.

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Re: MSD 7AL on Saab
April 03, 2008 02:54PM

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Uh, I don't like where this conversation is going. And aren't all your projects my projects eventually?

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Re: MSD 7AL on Saab
April 03, 2008 03:34PM

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Is an MSD ignition box better than the stock stuff on a SAAB 900? Is that what Ola Stromberg came to you in a dream and told you to run? Did yer bed smell like gear oil when you woke up?

It looks like you still have to keep the distributor and coil and that the "magic" multi-spark crap only operates below 3000rpm anyhow.

We just ran the stock stuff back in the day. Sometimes bought the Bosch "blue" coils and diddled with the stock advance. I think.

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Re: MSD 7AL on Saab
April 03, 2008 07:10PM

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tedm Wrote:
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> Is an MSD ignition box better than the stock stuff
> on a SAAB 900? Is that what Ola Stromberg came to
> you in a dream and told you to run? Did yer bed
> smell like gear oil when you woke up?
>
> It looks like you still have to keep the
> distributor and coil and that the "magic"
> multi-spark crap only operates below 3000rpm
> anyhow.

If they didn't call them Mysterious Spark Disappearance and if I knew there were to be 2 boxes wired up wouldn't be so baffled as to the "Why the fuck bother" of this, but they do call them Mysterious Spark Disappearance, and smart people do wire in 2 of them.
>
> We just ran the stock stuff back in the day.
> Sometimes bought the Bosch "blue" coils and
> diddled with the stock advance. I think.

Technology has changed a lot regarding materials, quality control and Andrew!!! what was the other one that asshole from California was saying? Materials, quality control and....
aw shit. well sumpin!
>
> It better be ready fer Baie!
>
>
> Ted Mendham
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/03/2008 07:10PM by john vanlandingham.