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rssteiny 03-26-2009 07:08 AM

I have the blue boxes on my boat 5 years now no problems.

ezstriper 03-26-2009 07:17 AM

well my opinion on them is what I told one of their reps at the race track one day when he was looking at my car and asked why I was not running there stuff even though I had their decal on the car ?? told him we needed 3....one on the car, one in the trailer as a spare, one back with you guys getting repaired !!! and it's only gotten worse since then !!! 1st off they are not going to make your boat any faster, may idle a bit better..maybe..the only good thing if it is a L with a rev limiter..but they are available as a stand alone unit if you need it. Some people have good luch with them but there are a lot that just fail whenver they feel like it !!! hence my term for them MSD...may soon die....Rob

mike tkach 03-26-2009 09:06 AM


Originally Posted by AO31 (Post 2829313)
True, vibration will hurt it but, mounted on a platform with some rubber isolators I've got 545 hrs on mine and still going!

mine was mounted with the rubber isolator studs,still didn,t last long for me.i went to the blue box.:ernaehrung004:

AO31 03-26-2009 09:14 AM


Originally Posted by mike tkach (Post 2829462)
mine was mounted with the rubber isolator studs,still didn,t last long for me.i went to the blue box.:ernaehrung004:

Some guys like to mount them on the motor where I not sure if the isolators would be enough.

articfriends 03-27-2009 02:24 AM


Originally Posted by ROTAX454 (Post 2829389)
You may try this site for MSD repair services on your ignition boxes. I had read on a previous thread something to the effect of this company repairing the "weak link" in the #6 box. After their repair/upgrade, the box is a very good component. Perhaps worth an email inquiry.
http://www.rapidracingelectronics.com/

Thanks for the link,my red msd 6 box lasted 8 years in the boat until it got thumped hard on the concrete at the end of a dyno session,hence the beginning of my blue marine box nightmare. I'm going to send it in to get fixed now,Smitty


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