Stock cdi vs msd
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BruceSki
Formerly Motoman25
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- Long Island
My buddy is running a tbm with a 9/15 hooker and I think it feels better than my Solas mag with 9/15 hooker. And less $$$$. You can find tbm used for $200
About the higher rev limit I completely agree they kill you out there off waves. I went from a 6m6 to 61x cdi and I can really tell. Those extra revs right as you come un hooked really make a difference. I swear I'm a mph or two faster too...but won't know for sure until I ride next to a boat.
I'll just be more careful now with wide open runs. But I'm completely stock so not too worried. Adjustable rev limit would be wonderful for letting people try my ski when I'm convincing them to get in to it!
BruceSki
Formerly Motoman25
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- Long Island
Absolutely not. It's plug and play and forget you ever installed it.
Until you ride someone else's boat with a stock CDI and realize how much it sucks.
Until you ride someone else's boat with a stock CDI and realize how much it sucks.
Yami-Rider
TigerCraft FV-PRO
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- Texoma
In my experience it adds a little more vibration at idle, not too noticeable. I took the MSD that came with my sn I bought for my gf and stuck it in my RN, I was expecting more gain, but it is noticeable, so i guess i am happy lol.
Yeah my motor does seem to vibrate at idle pretty good. It's not uncommon for me to come home from riding with loose bolts. As long as there's not some super lean condition going on with the timing curve I guess I'll be okay.
I just hate idling through no wake zones!
I just hate idling through no wake zones!
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It has been mentioned a thousand times in here over the years.....but never hurts to type it again for people to see. Never crank your ski with the plugs out of the caps....the electricity needs somewhere to go.....and it will swell the capacitors inside the MSD if it has no escape. When this happens your CDI will appear to be fine until it gets warm (30 seconds to a minute) and then will backfire and piss and moan.
Just food for thought if you are new and dropping 300 bones on one of theses things. I imagine the same thing can happen with EPIC....and probably even stock over time...
I know it is small and silly but I wish Yamaha had a place to "park" your plugs, like Kawasakis do, when tinkering....
Just food for thought if you are new and dropping 300 bones on one of theses things. I imagine the same thing can happen with EPIC....and probably even stock over time...
I know it is small and silly but I wish Yamaha had a place to "park" your plugs, like Kawasakis do, when tinkering....
naticen
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- wilmington, nc
Just hold the stop button if you need to crank without sparking, but yes parking wires is always a nice option
I upgraded from the msd to the epic. Both are great but the epic has more to offer.
Friday I just put my enhancer in a friends limited Sj with dry pipe and a water injection I set up, with the enhancer and it's better timing curve all I can do further to adjust the msd curve is to advance or retard the stator. With the Epic I have complete control over the curve and that would help in this situation.
naticen
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MSD works with either. I haven't tried Epic, but I am pretty sure it is 62T only
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- Saskatoon,SK
And few guys successfully run them on 61x but it is not recomended.
shawn_NJ
Chasing waves.
- Location
- Daytona Beach
I just went from an EPIC back to a stock. I'll post up a ride report after I get the ski out on the water....lol
shawn_NJ
Chasing waves.
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- Daytona Beach
So going back to a stock CDI from an EPIC was a huge loss of lowend. Bottom 4k RPMs you can really feel it. Might have to break down and buy an MSD.
BruceSki
Formerly Motoman25
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- Long Island
Coulda told ya that. How'd that rev limiter taste? LOL