Engine harness Question

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Offline 70CudaProstreet

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Engine harness Question
« on: May 15, 2019 - 09:59:37 PM »
Getting ready to install the engine harness on my 70 Cuda. I purchased a new one from Classic for a points distributor as it said in the description that the points version was easier to wire up for a MSD set up. I’ ve since read somewhere that somebody is making a really nice harness already set up for a MSD ignition that wouldn’t have cost much more and would be plug and play.Thinking of going that route. Anybody know who that person is selling those? Thanks for any info.
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Offline 70chall440

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Re: Engine harness Question
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2019 - 11:35:53 PM »
Not sure who makes a harness but I am not sure why you would need one. Here is the set up

 heavy red = 12v batt
- heavy black = good ground source
- white is your trigger if using points
- orange = goes to the + side of your coil
- black = goes to the negatine side of your coil
- small red = switched 12v , basically ignition (has to have power in both run and while cranking)
- green and Violet wires= go to your distributor magnetic pickup, green to black(m-) and violet to orange(m+)
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Offline 70CudaProstreet

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Re: Engine harness Question
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2019 - 11:54:31 PM »
Thanks again man. I’ll keep what I have then. It’s just a 6AL setup. So the white will be abandoned then correct?
70 Pro Street Cuda
76 Pro Street Plymouth Arrow
2005 Magnum R/T modded
2006 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 CTD

Offline 70chall440

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Re: Engine harness Question
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2019 - 11:59:36 PM »
Correct unless you need something triggered like an EFI system.

One thing you will run into is getting the power during run and start. I would have to go back and research it or look at my wiring diagrams, but I believe you tie into the brown and blue wires going to your ballast resistor.
Current Mopar
70 Challenger RT 440-6 EFI, 73 Cuda 416-6 EFI
05 Hemi Durango, 01 Ram 4x4, 14 Ram 2500 4X4, 10 PCP Challenger 6 spd RT, 01 Viper GTS ACR, 52 B3B w/330 Desoto Hemi, 70 Hemi RR (under const)
Past Mopars
9 x Challengers. AAR Cuda, 4 RR, 2 GTX, 4 Chargers, etc... (too many to list)