MSD Distributor Cap and Rotor

[FallenAngelHIM]

i just want to make sure i am getting everything i need.
all i would need is a distributor cap and the rotor right? along with spark plug wires and spark plugs obviously.

is there anything else that goes in the distributor cap and rotor?
i am getting the MSD Cap+Rotor set and don't want to have to get something else at a later time. might as well buy it now.

and how is MSD vs. OEM in the dist. cap and rotor area?

 

[6THGEN_AI4]

You are doing a tune up??? Why
ohhh Before you do the grounding wires rite???

 

[FallenAngelHIM]

no, because i don't know what they put on my car before i bought it.

 

[BlkCurrantKord]

Are you getting the MSD cap to use an external coil?

 

[FallenAngelHIM]

uh...i don't know. i'm getting the MSD cap to upgrade my ignition system.
is there an internal and external coil with MSD cap because i did see the external coil thing.

 

[BlkCurrantKord]

There's the normal cap and then there's the one for using an external coil.

 

[FallenAngelHIM]

it's this one

 

[5thGenAccord]

I believe honda-tech has a write up about OEM vs MSD. From what I can remember most people lost power switching from OEM setup with OEM wires to the MSD setup with aftermarket wires. Why upgrade anyway since the oem ignition can handle 400++ hp?

 

[BlkCurrantKord]

External coil

 

[FallenAngelHIM]

see that's what i heard about the spark plug wires but didnt know about the cap and rotor.
if that's the case i need to debate what to upgrade.
eitherway, i don't know if i have an OEM or a cheap aftermarket one as when i first bought the car, GoodYear were the people to do that tune up. that was before i knew anything about cars.