MSD Replacing

[Moparinho]

Hi,
I found a MSD 6AL ignition box on my Challenger when I bought it.  The engine starts very well and I have a good throttle response anytime.
But I would like to give a more stock looking to my engine bay.  So I'm going to replace the MSD with a Mopar orange box. 

My question is:  is it worth doing it ?   What are pro and cons ?

I know that one of the main advantages of MSD is to produce 2-3 sparks at once at low rpms.   Do you think that with Mopar orange box ingition I will loose in terms of drivablity ?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Chryco Psycho]

In my experience as long as all the ign components are in top condition you will lose nothing , some engine do start & idle better with multi spark so you may notice a small difference below 3000 RPM

[71chally416]

Always remember the simple rule to making more HP. You can either make BIGGER bangs in the cylinder, be it with more spark & fuel and/or more air, or more of them. Doing anything to lessen any of those will likely sacrifice some level of power, wheather it is really noticeable or not.   

[Moparinho]

my concern is not to loose maximum power but to loose torque at low rpms.

I use the car only for cruising and I love the actual drivability and the throttle response at low speed.

[73Chally]

What is your motor.  If it's a big block, you've got 400+ ft-lbs as it is.  Even a small block is 300+, and that's with the stock setup, so how much do you really need (stupid question, I know)?  Most likely you're not going to notice any loss, plus you've got the headache-in-waiting of the MSD box crapping out on you out of the car.

[71chally416]

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it". I've had a few of the Chrysler boxes crap out on me, including a chrome box that had very little use, so they aren't exactly beyond failing either. It's not exactly a major operation converting it if it ever fails. I think 3 wires?

[GoodysGotaCuda]

Never found my msd as a headache. I have super fast startups when i turn the key, cleaned up the idle some as well. I paid $50 for my 6a. Love it. If i were to buy another box, it'd be a digital instead of analog box. Keeps the multispark for all rpm since a digital box triggers faster. 

[73Chally]

It seems that they can be really hit or miss.  Myself and a friend went through 4 of them between the 2 of us in a 2 year period.  Might have been a bad batch, but when you have failures like that, for me personally, I will never touch one again.

[Moparinho]

anyone had experience to hide the MSD box inside the car (under the dash or near the heater box..) ??

[71chally416]

You can mount them about anywhere, but I wouldn't get too close to anything so they have a little room to dissipate the heat.

[TRIPLE-GREEN]

I don't mean to butt in but how much better is the MSD from the stock electronic ign. on a 318?

[MEK-Dangerfield]

I don't mean to butt in but how much better is the MSD from the stock electronic ign. on a 318?

If your's is working fine, then save the $$ and stay where you are.

[71chally416]