Originally Posted by Mic09dcsm

If it is at the least, 15 miles per tank more, at a modest 2.50/gallon that means the MSD pays for itself with around 8 full tanks. And after that its putting money back in your pocket....

Originally Posted by Morphine

So I decided to document and detail the process I went through to get my MSD-6A ignition system installed. I decided to do this because as I searched on Yotatech and other Toyota forums I found that more than a handful of people had asked about this process and yet none of their threads ever got a complete or suitable answer.

I used some basic information from Yotatech, the MSD forums, and the FSM to get this done. I posted this in the "86-95 Trucks and 4Runners" section since this is the era that the 3VZE engine was utilized so it only made sense to me. So here goes.

Parts installed::
MSD-6A Ignition Control box:: Part No. 6200
MSD Blaster 2 Coil:: Part No. 8202
MSD Universal Col Bracket:: Part No. 8213
MSD Tach Adapter EIS (Electronic Ignition System):: Part No. 8910EIS

Here is what the parts look like:
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1.) First thing you will want to do is disconnect your battery. SAFETY FIRST!

2.) You will want to find a suitable place to setup and install the devices. This is only a "Dry" fitting so you don't need to secure anything down yet. Here is where I plan on installing mine:
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Here is the "dry" fitting:
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In this picture I have already disconnected and removed the factory coil and igniter. These are the 2 devices I removed:
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and
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DO NOT THROW AWAY THE SECOND UNIT! YOU WILL NEED IT TO CONNECT INTO THE NEW SYSTEM.

3.) When the "dry" fitting is done you will want to make your cables the appropriate length. I had to lengthen the positive and negative cables so that they will run from the battery to the MSD-6A Ignition Control box.

Red 14ga to Positive Battery.
Black 14ga to Negative Battery.

4.) You'll take the Tach Adapter EIS (PN 8910EIS) there is going to be a connector. You will connect it to the Magnetic Pick-up on your MSD-6A. Then the black will go your coil negative. And the red goes together with red 18ga from your MSD-6A and also your OEM Coil Positive.

White wire from your 6A will not be used.

Black/Red = Coil Positive
Black/White = Coil Negative

Here is the adapter from the OEM Coil that you will be tieing into.
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It is the one with only 2 wires going into it. The other plug will be reconnected back to the stock unit.

In this next picture you can see the "Black and Red" and the "Black and White" wires:
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5.) At this point there are no wires connected to your stock Coil...I chose to remove mine to lessen confusion.

6.) Now you should have two wires left. Orange and Black..

Orange is your Coil Positive.
Black is your Coil Negative.

7.) You are now ready to connect everything together and apply power. If all of your connections are good and secured, your truck/4Runner should fire right up.

Points of Interest::

On the OEM Coil I recommend that you peel back the "electrical" tape and expose more of the wires. Since you will need to cut into and splice into these here you want to give yourself plenty of "slack" for the just in case problem.

Here is how much I peeled back to make this easier for myself:
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Next on Step #4 I said that you will need to connect the red wire, the red 18ga from the MSD-6A and your OEM coils power wire together. Here is how I did mine.
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As you can see I simply joined the 2 red wires from the MSD equipment and connected it to the OEM "Black and Red" wire.

Well that pretty much sums it all up. It was quite simple and really didn't take that long at all. If you have questions or need any help just post away. If anyone would like a different picture I will do my best. Thanks!

-=Morphine=-