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SlowJoe
08-03-2009, 05:41 PM
budget gt has burnt a 6al box and dura spark box up. in a short period of time. now he has a new 6al box to go back on it. but i do not want to put it on until i come up with some stuff to check. any ideals on what i need to check?
jonosranger
08-03-2009, 06:20 PM
Wat coil and dizzy does he have?
SlowJoe
08-03-2009, 06:27 PM
dura spark dizzy and stock coil
jonosranger
08-03-2009, 06:31 PM
ok the dizzy should be ok i used one of those for a while. and wat kind of coil? Is it a stock F.I. Coil or a old round style coil?
SlowJoe
08-03-2009, 06:32 PM
stock FI coil
jonosranger
08-03-2009, 06:33 PM
have yall tryed a round coil or added a balast resister?
SlowJoe
08-03-2009, 06:40 PM
no i ran a msd 6al with this type coil before with no problems. balast resister? on the main hot wire?
jonosranger
08-03-2009, 06:48 PM
well nevermind mind. i forgot the msd dont hook up like a duraspark . It should be workin fine.mmmmm...... idk on my other car i ran a duraspark setup for a while and had no problems
SlowJoe
08-03-2009, 06:50 PM
the box is getting real hot to.
jonosranger
08-03-2009, 06:55 PM
well its pose to get a lil warm but not hot?? U sure u hookin it up rite? i aint callin u a retard jus makin sure
SlowJoe
08-03-2009, 07:06 PM
yea checked and double checked. both boxes got hot (dura spark and 6al)
jonosranger
08-03-2009, 07:07 PM
o something aint rite
qkjuicedpony
08-03-2009, 07:20 PM
Check grounds.

And where are you mounting these boxes at?
SlowJoe
08-03-2009, 07:30 PM
Check grounds.

And where are you mounting these boxes at?

mounting it where the air box used to be. the ground is run to the battery.
jonosranger
08-03-2009, 07:39 PM
thats where mine is mounted. no problems with it so far. and it shuld be grounded good. u got any pix of the set up?
SlowJoe
08-03-2009, 07:52 PM
thats where mine is mounted. no problems with it so far. and it shuld be grounded good. u got any pix of the set up?

http://www.streetstangs.net/showthread.php?t=11284&page=23
qkjuicedpony
08-03-2009, 07:59 PM
Get the ground off of the battery and ground it to the frame rail
QWKSNKE
08-03-2009, 08:08 PM
Get the ground off of the battery and ground it to the frame rail

Isn't there 2 grounds? One goes to the battery and one either goes to the chasis ground ? Are you using the plug and play harness?
SlowJoe
08-03-2009, 08:10 PM
Isn't there 2 grounds? One goes to the battery and one either goes to the chasis ground ? Are you using the plug and play harness?

only one ground. plug and play harness?
QWKSNKE
08-03-2009, 08:55 PM
only one ground. plug and play harness?

yeah. MSD offers a plug and play harness for the coil setup that was on the EFI foxbody's. Requires no splicing into the coil harness. Cost about $17
SlowJoe
08-03-2009, 09:01 PM
yeah. MSD offers a plug and play harness for the coil setup that was on the EFI foxbody's. Requires no splicing into the coil harness. Cost about $17

this one is carbed both coil wires come from msd.
EHardy1971
08-04-2009, 04:54 PM
How do you have the power in lead hooked up?
SlowJoe
08-04-2009, 04:58 PM
to ign wire.
Blown89
08-04-2009, 09:03 PM
Are the power and ground wires getting hot too or just the box?
if they are redo the leads
if not make sure your not hooked to the coil backwards