im wanting to gain a little bit of power and get better mpg my buddy told me a msd setup will to this does anyone have any experience with this on a 302

 

While MSD is the "name" people seem to go to, I personally have never had any luck with their CD (Capacitive Discharge) systems.

I prefer Mallory Ignition, which by the way, was the ignition system in the very first Ford and was for many years after, Mallory still plays a role in helping Ford develop their ignitions systems....

Anyway, rant over, I'd suggest buying Mallory products. They make the very same stuff as MSD. Mallory makes replacement high performance distributors for TFI ignitions, HO coils, Digital CD boxes, etc.

For a little more HP and gas milage I would just change the spark plugs with E3's, replace the cap, rotor and wires with Motorcraft replacements and bump the timing a few degrees, doing all that will net you about 10-15 HP increase...


My 2 cents...

 

thanks all advice counts

 

Do the E3's work? They are a lot more than copper plugs.

 

ive been told to stick with motorcraft plugs... for some reason other another they are the best to go with on a 302... idk y jus what ive been told

 

Personally I use a Crane Fireball on my mustang, MSD burns out alot, we use them on our race cars and send them out twice a year to get rebuilt.

 

$150. plus elbow grease: http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/show...ht=timing+bump I'll take Mallory over MSD. Mallory's been around long before I was driving, and that's longer than a lot of forum readers have been alive. Except for MSD's 8.5 Superconductor/low resistance plug wires. The best specs & long life! Bulletproof! (depending on caliber)

 

Agreed, I use MSD spiral core wires, cap, rotor, and a Crane box. MSD cap is actually cheaper than a standard ign cap.

 

Plugs are a thread or two subject all by themselves. It mostly depends on whats pushing them as far as the rest of the ignition system & what you want the plug to do. Different plugs do different things, better or worse than others. some plugs require an ignition system upgrade to get them to do what you want them to do. Others just need a healthy stock ignition, but won't give you maximum fuel ignition.