MSD Ignition - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

dragon240sx · 06-30-2001, 12:36 AM

My friend has a 96 240sx like me and just recently bought a MSD ignition off Ebay and he wanted me to ask what all does he have to do to install it? I'm getting fairly well with working on cars so is this something he and I could do in a few hours? What all does it take to install it? Thanks everyone!!

AHH, I get to see Fast & The Furious for the 3rd time tomorrow <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

**West** · 06-30-2001, 04:43 AM

It should be very simple to install. nothing major is required to install it depending on the model. I have a HKS twin power on the way and it dosent require much at all.

dragon240sx · 06-30-2001, 11:34 PM

Hey, my friend hooked his MSD SCI up today....and now the car won't fire. It'll turn over but the car won't start. He unhooked it and hooked the car back up stock and it still wont' start....any clue?

*drifterx* · 07-01-2001, 01:23 AM

does it stall or does it not start up?
also what sounds does it make?

**West** · 07-01-2001, 03:11 AM

Has to have it hooked up wrong.

dragon240sx · 07-01-2001, 11:20 AM

I've not actually had the chance to go see it yet. He's just been telling me about it over IM. Last thing he told me was he thinks the box is faulty, so he unhooked it and just hooked everything back up stock...and now the engine will turn over and over and over but it won't actually start.

dragon240sx · 07-04-2001, 09:37 PM

Well it turns out he fried the distributor.  Should I direct him to courtesy nissan for a new one or some other place? I think he said our local Nissan place told him it was going to be $450 to put a new one on and that's REDICULOUS.

06-30-2001, 12:36 AM	#1
dragon240sx Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Hickory, NC Age: 43 Posts: 111 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My friend has a 96 240sx like me and just recently bought a MSD ignition off Ebay and he wanted me to ask what all does he have to do to install it? I'm getting fairly well with working on cars so is this something he and I could do in a few hours? What all does it take to install it? Thanks everyone!! AHH, I get to see Fast & The Furious for the 3rd time tomorrow <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

06-30-2001, 04:43 AM	#2
West OMNOMNOMNOM Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Denver, CO Age: 43 Posts: 6,456 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: West Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It should be very simple to install. nothing major is required to install it depending on the model. I have a HKS twin power on the way and it dosent require much at all.

06-30-2001, 11:34 PM	#3
dragon240sx Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Hickory, NC Age: 43 Posts: 111 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hey, my friend hooked his MSD SCI up today....and now the car won't fire. It'll turn over but the car won't start. He unhooked it and hooked the car back up stock and it still wont' start....any clue?

07-01-2001, 01:23 AM	#4
drifterx Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: boston, ma Age: 43 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	does it stall or does it not start up? also what sounds does it make?

07-01-2001, 03:11 AM	#5
West OMNOMNOMNOM Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Denver, CO Age: 43 Posts: 6,456 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: West Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Has to have it hooked up wrong.

07-01-2001, 11:20 AM	#6
dragon240sx Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Hickory, NC Age: 43 Posts: 111 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I've not actually had the chance to go see it yet. He's just been telling me about it over IM. Last thing he told me was he thinks the box is faulty, so he unhooked it and just hooked everything back up stock...and now the engine will turn over and over and over but it won't actually start.

07-04-2001, 09:37 PM	#7
dragon240sx Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Hickory, NC Age: 43 Posts: 111 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well it turns out he fried the distributor.  Should I direct him to courtesy nissan for a new one or some other place? I think he said our local Nissan place told him it was going to be $450 to put a new one on and that's REDICULOUS.