Advice on Which make & options I should Buy?

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by ACademic

When selling, put a throttle-stop on the carb to keep the RPMs below 3K.

And/or you can adjust the rev limit on your MSD. I think the Digital 6 can be adjusted down to 2,000 RPM. But if I'm a buyer, I'd probably want to hear the engine in the 4,000-5,000-ish range, at least.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

And/or you can adjust the rev limit on your MSD. I think the Digital 6 can be adjusted down to 2,000 RPM. But if I'm a buyer, I'd probably want to hear the engine in the 4,000-5,000-ish range, at least.

The MSD rev limiting cuts the spark to alternating cylinders. I have the adjustable limiter tucked away in my glove box and could, conceivably, turn it down before handing the keys over to a valet (which I have never done, ERAChas....). But I have bounced off the rev limiter setting, both on purpose and accidentally. When you do that it sounds like there is something bad wrong with the engine. If an inexperienced would-be Cobra purchaser did that I think you would lose the sale.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

But I have bounced off the rev limiter setting, both on purpose and accidentally. When you do that it sounds like there is something bad wrong with the engine. If an inexperienced would-be Cobra purchaser did that I think you would lose the sale.

I would have to think that most buyers have had MSD's in their lifetime and understand what happens when the rev limiter kicks in. Certainly a quick turn in the back of the unit upwards, when the seller is driving, should satisfy any questions about the soundness of the engine.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I would have to think that most buyers have had MSD's in their lifetime and understand what happens when the rev limiter kicks in. Certainly a quick turn in the back of the unit upwards, when the seller is driving, should satisfy any questions about the soundness of the engine.

Naaahhh, on the older MSD units unless you have the separate "adjustable" gizmo like mine, then you have to pull the chip, which is a nuisance, and then the guy's going to rev it to 8000 and send a rod through the side of the block. I say you're better off just not selling it and then you don't have to deal with the whole problem.