LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

2nd Best Opti Choice ?

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Old 03-06-2008, 11:18 AM
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Well im not dishing out the money for a MSD Opti .. whats the next thing ?
Ive had a reman'd opti on it for awhile but i hit some big puddles in the fall and its pooping out .. anybody ?
Old 03-06-2008, 11:20 AM
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I got the Accel opti and have no problems with it at all.
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factory GM is the best. and cheaper than msd.
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+1 Factory GM.
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yup delco unit is the best...do not buy the one from all ignition on ebay
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ill look into the accel and GM
thanks guys
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E bay my friend, best deal out there......... ac delco units $150!!
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Originally Posted by zlicious94
E bay my friend, best deal out there......... ac delco units $150!!
thats what i just stated to stay away from....search my friend there's a lot of posts about this opti on here and cz28
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Originally Posted by transamws6_97
thats what i just stated to stay away from....search my friend there's a lot of posts about this opti on here and cz28
theres diff opti's on ebay. there are the cheap junk ones then there are cheap gm ac delco units on there, you just have to make sure you get the right one.
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Original GM OEM optispark. No substitute for me.
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My original 99k mile opti is still spinning my heads/cam LT1 every time I get in it with 0 problems. (and I'm not afraid of jinxing it)
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The Delco is the best the MSD opti is maybe second best.

Frankly most replaced optis just needed a cap and rotor as the cap and rotor are WEAR ITEMS but are often neglected. In that case I like the MSD cap and rotor on a stock base.
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i have msd cap and rotor .. will i need to replace them ?
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i got my GM opti from some guy named jason cromer he works at a dealership in FL or somewhere let me look for you. He has them for cheaper than anywhere you will find them. MSD and ACCEL are JUnk dont nearly last as long as GM
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here look this place up and ask for him. Sam Taylor Buick/Cadillac... Speak with Jason Cromer
Best shipped price you will find on a new GM opti... Dont buy the aftermarket junk from Autozone, Advance, etc. Do it right, do it once, get GM parts
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running a reman w a lifetime warranty no problems
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AcDelco unit from Summit is the same as a GM unit correct?
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Are the new ones out, better than the ones installed in '97 .???
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i believe that the ac delco unit it the the same as the Stock GM replacement, yes
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Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
Are the new ones out, better than the ones installed in '97 .???
what? they got NEW opti's? please explain what your talking about


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