what mod would you do on Civic EK1

**beeza** · 07-06-2007 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by Drew

lol MSD ignition on a stock motor... What a waste of money right there!

Everybody says this but I tell ya from experience that I absolutely love mine:
More smooth and sensitive accelerator
Smoother Idle
Better pick up when you accelerate
Really the best way to explain it is SMOOTH,It just feels soooo SMOOTH everywhere.
I don't reckon there is any power gains until you Build the engine more but Definately my car has better 'Pick up'.It just Feels so much better,what can I say

**Drew** · 07-06-2007 09:52 PM

Maybe you just needed new plugs and leads? Did you get the MSD at the same time?

**beeza** · 08-06-2007 07:13 PM

No I installed the MSD 1 1/2 years after the plugs and leads.I've done a couple of mods to my engine like Custom Intake,2" Exhaust (stock Header) and FPR.Honestly it makes for a real smooth running,accelerating car.
I've been posting on D-series.org for a bit and Everyone says they are a waste of money but the thing is just about 100% of them have never had one on thier car,so they are just saying what other's are saying....
A guy on thier '4Doorlife' just installed one in his car and he said it best.
He said he hooked it up went for a drive and was like ok cool.Then he unhooked it went for a drive and he said 'I couldn't wait to get back home and hook it up again'.Nicely put I thought.
I wasn't going to put mine in and sell it cause of what everyone said about them but Honestly I Love it and I'm so use to it now I know it wont 'feel' the same without it.Again no real power gains but it feels so good (smooth).

**PHD** · 09-06-2007 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by beeza

No I installed the MSD 1 1/2 years after the plugs and leads.I've done a couple of mods to my engine like Custom Intake,2" Exhaust (stock Header) and FPR.Honestly it makes for a real smooth running,accelerating car.
I've been posting on D-series.org for a bit and Everyone says they are a waste of money but the thing is just about 100% of them have never had one on thier car,so they are just saying what other's are saying....
A guy on thier '4Doorlife' just installed one in his car and he said it best.
He said he hooked it up went for a drive and was like ok cool.Then he unhooked it went for a drive and he said 'I couldn't wait to get back home and hook it up again'.Nicely put I thought.
I wasn't going to put mine in and sell it cause of what everyone said about them but Honestly I Love it and I'm so use to it now I know it wont 'feel' the same without it.Again no real power gains but it feels so good (smooth).

can oyu take some pics for your MSD? do you have parts number and how much is it?

PHD

**beeza** · 09-06-2007 06:32 PM

I bought mine from Ebay,it's the cheapest place.It consists of:
MSD Ignition Box
External Coil
Modified Distributor Cap
Also I Installed a Capacitor between the box and the battery,the Capacitore is rated at 47,000 micro ferrands.Sorry I havent got the contact where I bought this...It will stop your MSD Box from frying in the case of electrical surges i.e Jump starting the car.
On Ebay it will say which box suits your application.
I used the HVC (High Voltage)External Coil but it's over kill...A Blaster 2 Coil is fine.
MSD dosen't make a Modified distributor cap for the D16y4 so I had to modify mine using a "Power Tower"-It's easy to do,just looks hard...
This is the Box (red one at back) and The External coil.

The Capacitor: