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70 Road Runner MSD Question????

Jester

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Hello all this is my first post of many more to come. I recently purchased a 70 Road Runner 440 picked it up way cheap, however the guy i bought it from messed up the ignition somehow now it doesn't start. it cranks,I hear the fuel pump lick on and its pumping fuel. my question is there is a gob of wires under neath as this car is a drag car for sure. I am thinking about pulling out all the wires and get a new wire kit and start from step one. Have any of you done this before. here is whats in there now... MSD 6al ,, Msd rpm module selector, MSD two step module selector and a crossover delay timer... what are these. I am new to the racing scene and never heard of them so maybe I should keep em or toss em.. thank you
 
Are you going to be racing the car or driving it on the street? If you're not planning on racing the car, the module selector, crossover delay, and two step are useless. If you're planning on racing the car, the two step and selector will be good, but the crossover probably won't do you much good unless you are planning on racing seriously, and even then may not do you much good if your local track has a blinder to keep you from being able to see your opponents bulbs.

RPM module selector allows you to set the max rev limit on the car

Two step allows you to set a lower "temporary" rev limit, for example so you can floor the car at launch while holding the button and it will only allow the motor to rev to your preset launch rpm.

The delay timer portion of the box is simply that. You lift off the transbrake button, there is a delay between the time you lift off the button and the time the transbrake actually releases. Great for 'quick' guys that have a tendency to go red once in a while. Generally you launch the car off the top yellow bulb. You dial in 1.0xxx seconds into the delay, release the button at the hint of color on the top bulb, roll the throttle to wide open and hang on.

Cross over delay. You dial 10.00, your opponent dials 11.50. In a cross over box you enter HIS dial, and YOUR dial. As HIS top bulb comes on you release the transbrake button. Then get back on the button. Then as soon as YOUR top bulb comes on you release the transbrake button again. The computer takes the interval between the two dials, the interval between the two releases of the transbrake button and launches the car at the best of the two predicted lights.
 
We have come a long way from the flag man.
 
Wow thanks for the detailed response. I am not going to race the car just launch it a few nights at the test and tune over at heartlandpark. So I will be removeing the boxes as i will not need them. thanks again
 
Unless you are gonna race the car,just keep the 6al box and the rpm selector....All the rest sell it for more cash!!!!I have both on my GTX...
Petty Blue 67 GTX
 
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