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Old 05-07-2011 | 06:31 PM
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Are you guys sick of my questions yet ? lol.

I bought 2 MSD soft touch rev limiters, and am having trouble figuring out where the wires go.
The part number is 8728...and my biggest issue is what type of ignition system I have. I think I have a standard thunderbolt setup (I have the wide wire plug on the outside of the distributor...its bolted to the dist.). There are 5 wires coming from the MSD unit. The black is obviously ground. I think the red goes to the positive side of the coil. And I think the green goes to the negative side of the coil. I'm struggling with where the white goes...and I'm not sure if I need the violet. Does the white go on the neg side also ? I'm just not sure what type of ignition I have. Sorry if this is a dumb question.
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Old 05-07-2011 | 07:47 PM
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I would say red goes to +12V. Black and white go to ground. Green goes to coil negative. Voilet goes to distributor pick-up positive. Look on the distributor at the module, wires usually are white/red and white/green. The distributor may have the plus minus orientation on the terminals.
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Old 05-07-2011 | 11:01 PM
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Go to MSD's site. You should be able to download the diagrams.
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Old 05-08-2011 | 09:47 AM
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Thanks...but thats what the PDF file is above (the link). I was hoping someone would decipher it for me a little better, seeing as I'm not positive what ignition I have.
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Old 05-08-2011 | 01:36 PM
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c'mon guys...wheres the electrical guru's ?
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Old 05-08-2011 | 08:18 PM
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Do you have white/red and white/green wires running to the distributor. You likely have Thunderbolt ignition, you can match the magnetic pick-up wiring schematic. The distributor may have a plus and minus marking by the terminals.
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Old 05-08-2011 | 09:08 PM
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Save yourself a lot of grief and take it to somebody that knows what they are doing.
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