timing light update

Woodfin · Yesterday, 11:19 PM

As an experiment, I bought a new MSD #8992 timing light. The good news is that it is much, much brighter than the 40-year-old model. With the old model, the marks were not visible in direct sunlight. The new model shows the marks easily visible in direct sun. My take is that the performance of the old light did, in fact, degrade over time.

CMcAllister · Today, 12:01 AM

The 8992 is the 12v powered unit that looks like the old Ferrets that MSD rebranded and sold for years.

I have heard a variety of stories...MSD has the lights made just for them. Someone else is building them. MSD bought the light manufacturing from Ferret. The new MSD lights are cheap copies.etc., etc...none of which may be the truth. Either way, they are good lights.

1700camaro · Today, 12:57 AM

That's the timing light I use & recommend.

https://proshop.summitracing.com/parts/MSD-8992

Yesterday, 11:19 PM	#1
Woodfin Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kilgore TX Posts: 444 Likes: 5 Liked 86 Times in 42 Posts	timing light update As an experiment, I bought a new MSD #8992 timing light. The good news is that it is much, much brighter than the 40-year-old model. With the old model, the marks were not visible in direct sunlight. The new model shows the marks easily visible in direct sun. My take is that the performance of the old light did, in fact, degrade over time.

Today, 12:01 AM	#2
CMcAllister Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fulton County, PA Posts: 547 Likes: 9 Liked 771 Times in 215 Posts	Re: timing light update The 8992 is the 12v powered unit that looks like the old Ferrets that MSD rebranded and sold for years. I have heard a variety of stories...MSD has the lights made just for them. Someone else is building them. MSD bought the light manufacturing from Ferret. The new MSD lights are cheap copies.etc., etc...none of which may be the truth. Either way, they are good lights.

Today, 12:57 AM	#3
1700camaro Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 94 Likes: 34 Liked 60 Times in 31 Posts	Re: timing light update That's the timing light I use & recommend. https://proshop.summitracing.com/parts/MSD-8992