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Old 05-06-2009, 11:38 AM
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Had same problem in my race car. Thought it was fuel because it would die turning left. Coast off the track, sit about 30 seconds then start right up. Get back in the race, two or three corners later, it would crap out again. Drove me crazy.

Turned out to be VERY simple. Wiring from the MSD box to the distributor. Turn left, wire swings right against the manifold. During racing the manifold gets pretty hot and thinned the insulator around a connection, then shorts out the ignition. Found it in the evening when we could see the spark with the hood up. Replaced the connector and zipped tied the wiring off the engine.

Start with the simple stuff.
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