Beehler219
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Looking to see who is running MSD coils and how the performance and reliability stack up against OEM also curious on whats the difference between red/tan and black/tan MSD’s for the sho?
OEM VS MSD
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chrisjobe
SHO Member
Stick with oem. I had msd in my car and they lasted about 5 years. Swapped back to oem and it actually runs better now than it did with the msd coils
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I had Accel, read my signature. Accel is owned by the same conglomerate as MSD. There aren't any off brands that has been proven to be more effective ask our collective tuner AJP he told me to swap back. I had a weird wot takeoff that went from 2nd to 3rd, and popped and lost power. Misfire, bought new oem. Ask @802SHO is running in his beast...
ShatteredMJ
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I have the red MSD coils as eye candy. Running them for over 2 years without issues.
chrisjobe
SHO Member
Run oem. The msd coils look better but they don’t perform as good as stock.
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chrisjobe
SHO Member
My mustang makes 918rwhp on e with the small pulley. Still running stock coils. Ford actually make a really good oem cop coil.
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yaycandy
Aerospace Engineer
Ive had the msd ones for at least 4 years now. No issues.
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ShatteredMJ
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Gearhead actually proved that the MSD coils perform better in higher RPMs with an added 5-6 whp if I recall correctly. Which is why I think I bought them at the time looking for every last pony out there.
Not arguing that the OEM coils are already great, but you probably felt the OEMs performed better because they were brand new replacing a five year old set of coils regardless of brand.
chrisjobe
SHO Member
They weren’t brand new though. They are the oem that had 55k miles on them. Yea Matt did prove they did help at higher rpms but that wasn’t a run of the mill basic sho like most have.
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ShatteredMJ
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That’s impressive. Five years on the shelf with 55k miles on them yet still going. I will buy brand new OEM coils and see what changes.
chrisjobe
SHO Member
I keep all my stock parts. Between my sho and mustang I could put on a pretty nice OEM yard sale. I just stick them in boxes, label them and put them in the garage or attic.
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SM105K
Streetlight Grand Prix Champ/ IG @fafomotorsports
I do the same thing. I had the MSD coils as well, but I kept the stock coils in the MSD box in the trunk.
Frozen SHO
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I run the MSD coils in my 2013 SHO. As far as I know... the red or black is just a colour choice. Same coil.
I don't do much else with the car except Time Attack on a road race course. Occasionally I take out the car to make some noise on a Saturday night.
Recently, after just two laps, one of the MSD coils failed early on race day. By the time entry fees, trailer rental and prep costs are added up, it cost me $500 to limp back home. So, needless to say, I sent the coil to MSD (Holly) for analysis, in case all six coils need replacing. I has been months, and I have not heard from or been able to reach the folks at MSD. I'll go back to the OEM coil before the next race, rather than risk another disastrous day at the track.
I don't do much else with the car except Time Attack on a road race course. Occasionally I take out the car to make some noise on a Saturday night.
Recently, after just two laps, one of the MSD coils failed early on race day. By the time entry fees, trailer rental and prep costs are added up, it cost me $500 to limp back home. So, needless to say, I sent the coil to MSD (Holly) for analysis, in case all six coils need replacing. I has been months, and I have not heard from or been able to reach the folks at MSD. I'll go back to the OEM coil before the next race, rather than risk another disastrous day at the track.
That new conglomerate IMHO has gone to crapola. Once the capital venture vultures get their penny pinching - innovation killing hands into the business things go to shart.
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