msd blaster 2 vs ss coil

[mebe007]

Like it says blaster 2 vs ss? I'm asking because ill be re doing my ignition system in the spring and was wondering which one us the better of the two

 

[chevy2480]

Well i ant tell you which one is better but I can tell you I have been running the same blaster 2 coil for 5+yrs now with no issues. In my opinion they are both an msd product an mostlikely equally the same in qaulity. But the ss looks alot cooler.

 

[CHRIS.O]

I have only ran and MSD Blaster coil and that is on my LT1 car. It has been a little over 2 years now and it seems to be working well still.

 

[mebe007]

Does it make a difference that the blaster 2 is 45,000volts while the SS is 40,000 volts?

 

[mebe007]

Which coil would you get if you were buying. That's where I'm at right now

 

[pontiacgp]

I have the SS with the e curve distributor and it's been working great for the last two years..

 

[mebe007]

Oh ok. I like the looks of the SS over the blaster. I have a less on a bnib blaster 2 for $30. But one thing I notice on msd's website the list the blaster2 is listed as a stock replacement and the SS is listed as a street/strip coil

The SS has 5,000 volts less but is has 300ma vs the 150ma of the blaster 2 and also less resistance than the blaster 2 as well

And finally SS means solid state I believe, as I know its epoxy instead of oil filled

 

[pontiacgp]

I wouldn't rely on the volts being what they say they are..that's the maximum volts the units can put out, not the actual voltage.

 

[mebe007]

So how can we figure out which coil is superior?

 

[pontiacgp]

the difference between the two wouldn't have any effect that you would notice. I bought the ss cause it's not oil filled and it's easier to mount where I wanted to locate it. Plus the most important thing, it looks better..