Anyone here own a MSD MC1 or MC2 ignition?

Very much looking forward to mounting and testing this thing tomorrow.

Good luck! hope ya don't blow a fuse...or fry a coil....

I have the right coils for it and because I have no standard bulbs anywhere on the bike (including headlight, which is only 2.8A HID) I am not worried about overtaxing the electrical system.

When the Dyna III that came installed on my bike went out I tried to install the MCI that I was given when I bought my bike but it didn't have the OE connector and my bike is bare bones as far as wiring goes. I tried to get it to work and gave up trying to get the info and put in a Dyna S that I was also given with the bike. Maybe I'll have to give it another go.

If you are using an electronic ignition to trigger it. You need it with the amplifier. So a Dyna-s or Dyna-III or the stock Kawasaki ignition should fire it fine. You need to fire it with the wires going to the coils.

Why is it raining on a day i want to do this?

dejavoodo41 wrote:

When the Dyna III that came installed on my bike went out I tried to install the MCI that I was given when I bought my bike but it didn't have the OE connector and my bike is bare bones as far as wiring goes. I tried to get it to work and gave up trying to get the info and put in a Dyna S that I was also given with the bike. Maybe I'll have to give it another go.

I have made mine 100% plug-N-play with the harness I made. Just unplug the wires from the ignition coils plug four of the wires from the harness back to the coils and the other four wires from the harness to the four wires that were unplugged from the coils. Than just attach the remaining two wires from the box to the battery or to the fuse box.

otakar wrote:

Why is it raining on a day i want to do this?

May have to implement Plan B. :woohoo: :laugh: :laugh:



Good Fortune!

Patton wrote:

otakar wrote:

Why is it raining on a day i want to do this?

May have to implement Plan B. :woohoo: :laugh: :laugh:

Good Fortune!

Yea, that would be Good Fortune. More than I could hope for. :woohoo:

Did you get it tested and working?

Not yet, but I will have time tomorrow. I will post my results.

Just picked up another MSD MC-1 Ignition box a few days ago. This one had the wires cut between the box and the plug for some reason, but did come with the adapter harness. All of my speculations about the wiring system was confirmed. Considering that the replacement MC-3 for this box is $550 now, I think I got a good deal. I mounted the first box the other day, and the first thing I noticed was that the bike fired on the second tick-over in 28*f temperature. Where before it would take about 10 turns at that temp. Also I noticed that my "rich Condition" between 2k-3k is no longer noticeable during acceleration. I seam to have a LOT more power in some RPM bands, most likely where the bike is running rich. I think I will pick up and restore as many of these MC-1 and MC-2 units as I can find at a good deal. It will be interesting to see if my fuel efficiency goes up, which it should. I get 40.5MPG on the bike now with all the Hi performance mods I did and that is about 45/55- Highway/City riding. If I get more efficient burn, that should give me more power and better response. Therefore lower throttle settings while riding.