I just received a MSD DIS-2 Ignition Sys. for my birthday (along w/ a Iceman CAI):) and was wandering if any of you had one of these. If so have you seen any performance gains w/ it? I am going to put it in this weekend and if any of you have put one in before is there anything I need to watch out for during the install? Any help would be great.
#26, "RE: MSD DIS-2 Ignition" In response to Reply # 5
LAST EDITED ON 29-Mar-01 AT 01:19 PM (PST)
I have opne and I can tell you that your throttle will be "crispy'er" on the gas. As far as actual performance gains, MSD could and would be your best bet for answers. I wish I could give you more info, but I have not drivin my car in 3 months, ever since I had my latest in stages done. ie. S-AFC/MSD/HRC STAGE II TURBO/440 INJECTORS. Now I am rebuilding my motor, so I should see the fruits of my Labor this next week or 2. SEE YA!!!!!!!!!!MWC P.S you dont NEED the tach adapter, but without it you will get a CEL. By the way did you order one or two adapters?
#29, "RE: MSD DIS-2 Ignition" In response to Reply # 0
What it does...
Increases the spark energy going to th spark plug. So I would increase the gap of your plugs. A bigger spark is suppose to burn more fuel faster. I don't have an ignition amp so I can't give you any first hand descriptions, but I woul dthink you'll see some improvement in the higher rpms. It will be good when you get some more mods done and you can do some fine tuning with it. I don't know if it comes with it or not but you can get different modules to add on like the ability to retard ignition etc. Good for fine tuning and squeezing those last few ponies out.
Yes you'll need a tach adapter because of our dual coil set up. or the ignition amp will only see half the cylinders firing.
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#30, "RE: MSD DIS-2 Ignition" In response to Reply # 0
well, With basic mods (intake exhaust, header) you will see hardly any improvement. usu, unless you are having spark blow-out, you won't see any more power from an ignition amplifier. I put a MSD dis-2 HO on my car a long time ago (before I took it apart), and the only advantage I saw was the built in 2 step rev limiter (that little addition was cool hehehe). don't expect any more than 3HP gain with the msd on a stock motor 'though. you don't really need it. The tach adapter is there to strengthen the trigger signals going to the msd so all the other accessories that run off of that pulse (tach, injectors, etc...) will still operate fine with no CEL action. It's allways a good idea to get a stronger ignition system when you start increasing the power of the motor in large quantities 'though (higher compression, forced induction, nitrous, etc..)
