A Load-O-Matic distributor is old technology and provided one of the first versions of a vacuum advance distributor. While this was the hot ticket when it was new, it has since been deemed archaic and troublesome. Upgrading to a DUI HEI-type distributor was going to be a simple solution to our ignition woes.
Ignition Tech
Upgrading to a DUI Distributor on Our ‘65 Mustang 6 Cylinder
by
Mark Gearhart
on
August 24, 2010
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Ignition systems can’t really make horsepower, but they can cost you power if you can’t get the air/fuel mixture to burn. High-flowing heads, fuel delivery, cams, pistons, and compression are the main cast members in this mechanized drama. An under-performing ignition system will drag down the entire show. MSD Ignition has built an entire industry around providing support to the other characters in the internal combustion epic, and the introduction of the MSD Ready to Run is sure to bring the HEI crowd to their feet. Read on for a full video and article on the MSD Ready to Run.
Spark Plug Wires. Important, yet un-sexy. There’s not many technical articles about spark plug wires, and for years we’ve been relegated to finding whatever information that was out there in the form of advertisements from manufacturers or on the back of the spark plug wire box. We’re going to suppress the interference and get down to the truth about plug wires: whether you’re picking a set of wires for your daily driver, pimped out ghetto cruiser or balls-out race car, you’ll want to get the right info… and you’ve found the right place.
MSD’s Pro Data Software is one of the most popular ways you can control your MSD ignition for your race car or street car. However, learning how to use it DOES INVOLVE a learning curve. Whether it’s setting up basics functions such as a rev limiter, or learning how to use traction-aiding functions such as the slew-rate or rev limiter over time – it pays to listen to an expert.
In this tech article and video, we’re going to educate you.. call it MSD Ignition 101. We’ll show you the differences between your STOCK ignition, and MSD Ignition. By the end of the tech article, you’ll not only know how MSD works but what it will do for YOUR Hot Rod!
