Msd 6a

[yx302]

What is the best location on a s10 to mount the msd box? The firewall was the only open spot I could find. I have AC and its two whell drive.

[blazen]

the fire wall sounds fine. i would say just keep it away from anything thats gonna get real hot like the headers and you'll be fine

[joker2040]

Move the battery to the bed. Then you should have plenty of room.

[joker2040]

OR you can mount it where i have my nitrous kit mounted... http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/337000-337999/337227_9_full.jpg

[chesspirate]

on my '91 I mounted it above the drivers side wheel area. Since I had taken all the cruise control crap out long ago, I had plenty of room.

[LayItLowS10]

mine is in where the jump seat (ext cab) was along with my battery

[ZR1-S10]

Mine's in the top corner of the passenger side, fits snug under the cowl lip.

[XxInFaxX]

only prob with putting it on the firewall is that you WILL hear it!

[Finkle]

what do you mean by you WILL hear it

[T Man]

its hard to explain, but you are gonna hear it working

[nomaboy]

it ticks really fast. thats the sound of the box sparking. I guess thats what you would call it. I personally like the sound.

[OBI WAN]

The Capacitors discharge very rapidly and makes like Nomaboy said, a rapid ticking noise. XxinfaxX's father when they took my truck out for a test drive asked me if I had a fan stuck on, like the heater one. Nope said that was the MSD box, so thats kinda the noise it makes!

[Sparky2263]

Does MSD not supply the rubber isolator stands anymore? They sure take care of the ticking.

[OBI WAN]

No they dont, but that just isolates the vibration, but you can still here the noise when its mounted on the firewall!

[yx302]

thanks for all the info. I mounted it on the firewall with isolators. I do here the sound your talking about, but its very faint.

[mattownsa97withmafproblem]

i have stock exhaust on my 02 s dime and i dont notice it at all LOL

[nomaboy]

i have stock exhaust on my 02 s dime and i dont notice it at all LOL

how do you live with that stock exhaust???? me, I have to be able to hear my baby pur. :rolleyes:

[xtc_customs]

easy fix for that ticking sound , add some sound deadener in the area where the box is . cover about 1-2 SQft and you wont hear it .

[XxInFaxX]

easy fix for that ticking sound , add some sound deadener in the area where the box is . cover about 1-2 SQft and you wont hear it .


kind of hard to do on the inside if it is high on the firewall. will require ripping out the whole dash and i wouldnt want sound deadener on the inside of my engine bay

[mattownsa97withmafproblem]

i'm getting rid of the stock exhaust if you havent heard i rolled my 97 and it had dumps on it and it was loud i loved it i still have yet to put exhaust on my 02 s dime so that's why i dont have any exhuast yet this thursday thank god my trucks do damn quiet for me, so i know what ya mean :)