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armyofchuckness

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:51 pm

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Yeah, I'm really interested in it too. Josh, I sent you a pm with a few questions I have about the harness you used.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:14 pm

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why would you want to retard the spark, with the ign box, when cranking?

That would come in handy on a high compression motor with locked timing. Other than that it is useless.

I've owned/worked on enough Fords to know that I would never call their ignition an "upgrade". The boxes suck, and many times the connectors fill with moisture and cause crazy problems.

FWIW, the ballast is usually for the coil, not the ignition box.

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