Do I remove the ignitor or just the internal coil when installing MSD? I am using the external coil distributor cap kit.
you gotta remove the coil inside and connect the wires from the external coil to the wires inside the distributor i dont know if anyone did it differently but i drilled through the side of my cap to allow the wires into the distributor and then i sealed it i forget what i sealed it with but i know itts black forgot the name of it though.
Did you notice a difference when you installed it?
Also, I am thinking that I may need to keep the ignitor, because I think that it signals the MSD to fire the coil. I could be wrong, because I am not too familiar with how the Honda ignition system works.
well i have the whole setup, sci-l ignition, blaster ss coil, cap and rotor, and the wires but at first i didnt notice any difference but when i adjusted my timing on the distributor (i dont know which way i forget cuz the car is dead and waiting for a b20 to be installed) but when i truned it one way i had good low end but at high end i jus kept misfiring and backfiring and could really get any speed im still researching on what to do and turn the other way low end is boggy and lags like turbo but high end is awesome i kept up with some gsr delsols but before i could fully race somebody i broke a rod or something probly the bearing but yah when u advance or retard youll notice a difference oh and a big difference in gas cuz when advancing or retarding i think u shoot more or less fuel again im still trying to research msd on hondas i cant find nothing tho
You do have to keep the igniter. this is where the trigger wire for the MSD is connected(wht wire) this is the best picture i could come up with i have recently replace the wire with the blue butt connector with a single wire attached directly to the igniter.
as for timing if your going N/A you would get better results advancing the timing, but your gonna have to retard for boost,
Some one correct me if im wrong, but the higher octane you use the more you can ADV/RET respectively to your application before reaching the point of detonation.
higher octane u need to advanace
yah u dont keep ignitor…thats how i run it
as pictured above
Alrighty, so I keep the ignitor, awesome.
So that wire with the blue connector is going to the positive side of the ignitor? Or is it going to the negative side? I can’t really tell.
Wait, there should be, going to the MSD box, a wire from the negative prong and also from the positive prong on the ignitor, right? Which gives me two wires coming off of the ignitor going to the MSD box, right? From the diagram that MSD provides, this is supposed to be correct. However, in the image above, I only see one wire coming off of the ignitor going to the MSD box. Or is it just a bad angle such that I can’t see the other wire coming off of the ignitor? Just not sure!
Can someone clarify this for me. I would greatly appreciate it. I am using the PR3 distributor, but I am assuming that the PR4 distributor will be similar or identical.
Thanks to those that have replied so far.
Take a look to the left of the distributor and you will see the red spade connector that is tap into the Blk/yel wire (+) if memory serves me correctly and the trigger wire goes thru the cap and connects to the igniter(-) once again if memory serves me correctly.
Go by the msd manual it breaks it down preety good for you.