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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 06:15 PM
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Can some of you help me out and post some pics of where you have your ignition box mounted under the hood please. I have a 95 z28 and it is in the shop now getting some engine work done, I was looking at it yesterday and I just dont see where one would fit.
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 06:42 PM
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heres a picture of where mine is mounted, not the best picture but you get the idea where i mounted mine at. Look closely lol

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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 07:00 PM
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Don't bother unless forced induction is part of the "engine work"
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 07:26 PM
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I had my MSD box mounted right above the fuse box. It fit quite well there and the hood still closed fully.
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 07:32 PM
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Mine is in the glove compartment.
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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I was thinking about the glove box if I couldnt find a place under the hood.
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 08:25 PM
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If you have a CAI, you can rip out the old factory ducting and slip it in there. That's where I moved my 6AL from the spot above the fuse box.
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 96capricemgr
Don't bother unless forced induction is part of the "engine work"
Well the "engine work" does not consist of any blower of any sort but possibly nitrous. It is getting heads, cam, ported intake, throttle body, injectors, push rods, rockers, fuel pump, pressure regulator, then its also getting stall converter, torque arm, panhard bar, lower control arms, and im sure I left something out but you get the idea. I do have a complete plate kit minus a bottle right now but im undecided about the nitrous.
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by lt4388stroker
Look closely lol
Took my second time seeing the picture to notice the arrows... I was distracted by the plug wires and forgot what I was looking for
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Spartan7
If you have a CAI, you can rip out the old factory ducting and slip it in there. That's where I moved my 6AL from the spot above the fuse box.
I do have the k&n cold air intake, and I have already removed all the factory ducts but I didnt look at that area.
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 08:39 PM
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My digital-6 is mounted in the glove box along with my window switch. I mounted two small 12v CPU fans in there as well to vent it. One pushes and the other pulls. The box doesn't even become remotely warm.
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Originally Posted by bc4850
Well the "engine work" does not consist of any blower of any sort but possibly nitrous. It is getting heads, cam, ported intake, throttle body, injectors, push rods, rockers, fuel pump, pressure regulator, then its also getting stall converter, torque arm, panhard bar, lower control arms, and im sure I left something out but you get the idea. I do have a complete plate kit minus a bottle right now but im undecided about the nitrous.

In my experience your setup will not benefit for an ignition box so I would leave it off till you decide to spray.
I would probably skip the fuel pressure regulator as well, the stock is fine pretty much right up until you need a boost referenced one.

Ignition "upgrades" was the first thing I bought for this car and probably ranks in the top three far as wasted money and in the end all it did was cause problems I had a hard time finding, after throwing parts at it for awhile I finally disconnected the "upgrade" and all was fixed. Years later when I had heads and cam I tried another ignition box and if it made any difference atall it slowed the car .05, it definitely didn't make it any faster.
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 10:02 PM
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The reason you run a box is to pull timing for things like boost and nitrous.
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Originally Posted by notsue
Took my second time seeing the picture to notice the arrows... I was distracted by the plug wires and forgot what I was looking for
haha yea maybe i shoudl have made the arrows a different color haha
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