# Ignition Boxes
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [February 3, 2009, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715 "2009-02-03T10:04:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@AeroKing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AeroKing)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715/1 "2009-02-03T10:04:20Z")
i’m looking for an ignition box. I’m leaning towards a MSD Digital6.
What is your favorite, and why? MSD, Mallory, Crane, ACCEL
any bad experiences? i’ve read that a 6A box, and MSD coil will literally burn through a standard cap/rotor.
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### Author:  [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715/2 "2009-02-03T10:59:22Z")
i had the MSD 6al Box & coil on my truck and no issues at all for the 2 years it was on…
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### Author:  [@ZEX350Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZEX350Z)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715/3 "2009-02-03T12:21:05Z")
I had the MSD 6 box as well without any issues for 2 years. I read differently on forums; lots of problems with them.
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### Author:  [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715/4 "2009-02-03T12:34:23Z")
ive had a digital 6 for a while too… never any problems with it.
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### Author:  [@Quik83Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik83Z)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715/5 "2009-02-03T12:46:43Z")
I have the old standby MSD 6AL box on my Z and it seems to be trouble free…old technology though…still analog, not even digital…
115mj output
I had the Mallory HyFire VI on my Duster…It is Digital and you get a lot of nice features for the $$$$. Two rev limiters, a start retard, a high speed retard, a boost-referenced retard, and an RPM window switch all built in.
135mj output
I have heard a lot of good things about the Pertronix Second-Strike box. It digitally supplies a second spark pulse throughout the entire RPM range after a user-adjustable delay offset. This is said to increase low end torque noticably. It has a single rev-limiter.
250mj output
If it’s high output you are looking for, then the Crane HI-6 is the winner. It outperforms all the other boxes on the market as far as high spark output. It has a single rev-limiter.
1,200mj output
Still confused, yeah, me too…I guess if I was buying a new one, I would probably go for the Crane…The more spark the better for Nitrous!!
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### Author:  [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715/6 "2009-02-03T14:27:40Z")
i don’t know if MSD got better or not. i had a spell where couldn’t get a new good working box for a while. this has been a few years now. i am still partial to msd since i know how to make it work.
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### Author:  [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715/7 "2009-02-03T15:27:03Z")
> I had the Mallory HyFire VI on my Duster…It is Digital and you get a lot of nice features for the $$$$. Two rev limiters, a start retard, a high speed retard, a boost-referenced retard, and an RPM window switch all built in.
> 135mj output
I got the Mallory 685… HyFire VI i believe. NICE setup. Great for my nitrous motor. Has all those above features. Works great
still using my factory distributor with a aftermarket coil _forget what it is_ and new ignition module and had no problems this year
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### Author:  [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715/8 "2009-02-03T17:32:37Z")
CRANE\>
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### Author:  [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715/9 "2009-02-03T20:44:12Z")
whats the big difference between stock spark and aftermarket ignition boxes? can it really make that much of a difference? Im sure it can make a difference on V8’s but but big of a hp increase / better spark are you talkin?
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### Author:  [@nitroice40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroice40)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2009, 4:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715/10 "2009-02-04T04:07:35Z")
I had a digital 6 box on my car and it took a shit the first time i drove it on the street. Summit gave me a new one, never had any problems after. The only bad thing with the digital boxes is that you cant jump start the car with another car or put a battery charger on and start it or you will fry the box.
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### Author:  [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2009, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715/11 "2009-02-04T04:35:02Z")
> [@Who knows the truth about my Audi?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-knows-the-truth-about-my-audi/39414/469):
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> I had a digital 6 box on my car and it took a shit the first time i drove it on the street. Summit gave me a new one, never had any problems after. The only bad thing with the digital boxes is that you cant jump start the car with another car or put a battery charger on and start it or you will fry the box.
didnt know that. I’ll have to avoid doing that. My mallory has a bypass connector option that you plug in to go back to stock ignition. I wonder i could just do that real quick if i ever need a jump or need to jump someone
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### Author:  [@69camaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/69camaro)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715/12 "2009-02-04T12:10:42Z")
> [@Who knows the truth about my Audi?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-knows-the-truth-about-my-audi/39414/469):
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> I had a digital 6 box on my car and it took a shit the first time i drove it on the street. Summit gave me a new one, never had any problems after. The only bad thing with the digital boxes is that you cant jump start the car with another car or put a battery charger on and start it or you will fry the box.
are you sure. i have done this dozens of times with my digital 6 box and it lasted 4 years so far.
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### Author:  [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2009, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715/13 "2009-02-04T12:35:56Z")
Does Dynatek offer anything for the v8 crowd?
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### Author:  [@nitroice40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroice40)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715/14 "2009-02-04T17:12:48Z")
Yes I am sure check this out. [http://www.msdignition.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13023](http://www.msdignition.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13023)
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### Author:  [@MONTE\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MONTE_SS)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2009, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-boxes/201715/15 "2009-02-05T11:41:59Z")
mallory HyFire VI , great for the blower application had it for 6 years now no issues. unilight distrb.