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Re: Best TFI/Big Cap Upgrade Best Practices?
« Reply #15 on: September 12, 2014, 02:50:27 PM »
FYI, there are also a couple other brands with CDI units in the same price range.

Summit sells one (made by Mallory): http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-850610

-This also has an adjustable rev-limiter and weatherpack connectors

Intellitronix just came out with their own that has a lifetime warranty: http://www.ebay.com/itm/301203963601?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

-This does not have a rev-limiter or the convenience of connectors, but it is significantly more powerful, even more so than the MSD 6A, and made in the U.S.

I was considering the Intellitronix, but it's too new to have reviews and I liked how the MSD was basically plug and play. However, Intellitronix offers $100 + a brand new box if for some reason yours fails, and they even offer a $100 upgrade service for MSD or Mallory 6A units.
http://www.intellitronix.com/150D-CD-Ignition-System.html
http://www.intellitronix.com/Ignition-Rebuild-Services.html

I just recently came across one of their universal digital 5-gauge panels for really cheap on ebay and I can't wait to set it up.
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Re: Best TFI/Big Cap Upgrade Best Practices?
« Reply #16 on: September 15, 2014, 07:43:03 PM »
So im trying to find an msd cap and rotor for the tfi i just put in. does anyone have any links for just the cap and rotor? everything i keep coming across is the v8 cap and rotor
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Re: Best TFI/Big Cap Upgrade Best Practices?
« Reply #17 on: September 15, 2014, 08:57:47 PM »
Quote from: AMCLOVER258 on September 15, 2014, 07:43:03 PM
So im trying to find an msd cap and rotor for the tfi i just put in. does anyone have any links for just the cap and rotor? everything i keep coming across is the v8 cap and rotor
None that I know of. Not a lot of performance stuff for the Ford 300.
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Re: Best TFI/Big Cap Upgrade Best Practices?
« Reply #18 on: September 15, 2014, 10:11:16 PM »
 :censored: Guess im going hei soon, and it sucks cause i learned the hard way not to pay for the team rush when all the parts a advanced are like 30.00 total...
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Re: Best TFI/Big Cap Upgrade Best Practices?
« Reply #19 on: September 15, 2014, 11:45:29 PM »
Napa FA136 is the brass cap and FA159 is the better quality rotor.
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Re: Best TFI/Big Cap Upgrade Best Practices?
« Reply #20 on: September 16, 2014, 12:44:39 PM »
Cap and rotor don't have to be MSD brand to be quality. As long as they have brass terminals they're fine. MSD only makes them for V8s.
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Re: Best TFI/Big Cap Upgrade Best Practices?
« Reply #21 on: September 16, 2014, 01:13:05 PM »
Actually, they make them for inline 6 and 4.3 V6 Chevs too.
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Re: Best TFI/Big Cap Upgrade Best Practices?
« Reply #22 on: September 16, 2014, 01:29:50 PM »
I meant the TFI cap and rotor, not HEI
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Re: Best TFI/Big Cap Upgrade Best Practices?
« Reply #23 on: September 16, 2014, 02:06:24 PM »
HAH, So buying the msd brand for the tfi wouldn't have even done much anyways... i soooo over think stuff.  :banghead:
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Re: Best TFI/Big Cap Upgrade Best Practices?
« Reply #24 on: September 16, 2014, 11:14:49 PM »
They only have the small cap version for ford 6 cyls.
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