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in case you didnt catch it on the vortex...



Neal wrote:
> Hey Scott: read the page man! It is an S4
> intercooler...

Oh, my bad. :^) Thumbs up to Sean. :^)

and then asked:
> it says you used MSD 6AL /and/ the 16v knock-sensing ignition.
> I thought the MSD was a stand-alone ignition, no? Why both?

The MSD box amplifies the spark energy and increases the duration that the
plugs fire (at lower rpms). It still requires the stock ignition system to
actually distribute and trigger the spark.
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Scott F. Williams
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'99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
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