[DAVID GAGNARD]

The MSD box does get hot all by itself and anything you can do to help keep it cool has to be a plus.........My street car was once used for shows alot and I did not want it inside the car for that purpose only, so I mounted it in the engine compartment,trying to hide it from veiw, after driving around a little I can hardly hold my hand on it, it gets that hot!!!!!!!!!!!

The one in the race car does get hot, but I can generally hold my hand on it as long as I want.......

If I remember right, in the instructions with the MSD box, they recommend to keep it away from engine heat as much as possible....

There is enough wiring to mount the box pretty far from the engine, and I would suggest doing so if you have room, I've seen some mount the box in the glove compartment, I almost did that with my car, but the glove box was full of junk!!!!!!!!!!

I use the MSD distibutor as well as the coil in conjunction with the box and so far, have had good luck with their products, I'm sure the other after/market ignition systems are also good, but I've never tried them........

David