Is this a good opti!
12-07-2006, 10:09 PM
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Is this a good opti! Hey guys, i just got done putting new wires,pluigs,opti,themostat, and WP gaskets on my 97 z28 see sig for car details. I have a slight question I had a GM person working with me since i know the guy and he got me a GM HIGH PERFORMANCE opti is this good or comparable to MSD opti's? 
12-07-2006, 10:14 PM
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I have never had to change mine yet but the MSD are about the best you can get almost leak and water proof. I am planning on getting an MSD for my build. actually.
12-07-2006, 10:25 PM
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what i am??? Dueatu chevy wants 531 dollars for a new opti stock opti, this gm high performance opti was retailed at $600 plus at this chevy dealer! if i ahve a stock opti then i wil be pissed i am only 17 years old i took that ******* thing apart all by myself! humm????
12-07-2006, 10:29 PM
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wow 531 for a stocker the MSD is 499 from summit maybe they mean compar to in price lol. But in all seriousness. The MSd is all billet has a fourth bolt to stop water from seeping in and has an indexed drive so the optical encoder wont slip.
But unless you payed that 600 or 531 I wouldn't worry it will still do its job. The GM performance parts opti sells for 299 in summit.
But unless you payed that 600 or 531 I wouldn't worry it will still do its job. The GM performance parts opti sells for 299 in summit.
12-08-2006, 09:17 AM
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hey thanks our those gm perofrmance parts from summit any good? well when we put the opti in we covered the opti with some crap that i don't even know what the hell it is!
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12-08-2006, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by blk97z28
our those gm perofrmance parts from summit any good? well when we put the opti in we covered the opti with some crap that i don't even know what the hell it is!
i feel sorry for you for not knowing, next time please ask before you go spend 600 at the dealer for a stock part.
12-08-2006, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by 95FbFormula
The MSd is all billet has a fourth bolt to stop water from seeping in and has an indexed drive so the optical encoder wont slip.
12-08-2006, 10:35 AM
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I bought mine from summit. It was a new opti. At the time I ordered mine thats all you could get the MSD cap and rotor was out but they have not got any in at the time. The dealer wants a arm and a leg for new opti. I bought mine for $400 shipped. Next time Im going to get a MSD unit.
12-08-2006, 10:47 AM
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Use these guys. I think I paid somewhere around $245 shipped (from Jason Cromer) for my stock replacement opti.
http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#Dal_and_Jason
http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#Dal_and_Jason
12-08-2006, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Sweetred95ta
Use these guys. I think I paid somewhere around $245 shipped (from Jason Cromer) for my stock replacement opti.
http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#Dal_and_Jason
http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#Dal_and_Jason
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12-09-2006, 12:23 AM
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well guys humm thanks but i kind of like to keep my car engine stock like stock igintion that of sorts but i do want headers etc.! well thanks for your help guys!
12-09-2006, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by blk97z28
Hey guys, i just got done putting new wires,pluigs,opti,themostat, and WP gaskets on my 97 z28 see sig for car details. I have a slight question I had a GM person working with me since i know the guy and he got me a GM HIGH PERFORMANCE opti is this good or comparable to MSD opti's?
When I bought my last one, MSD's opti was not released yet. I got a brand new stock one for a steal from somebody that ordered the wrong one. I dont have near the problems that everybody has with opti's however. (The only reason I replaced mine was because of the fact that I could not find the problem.) (Turned out to be an intermittent coil problem believe it or not)