lil_lew52

so i here that msd opti really isnt the way to go for the price and performance, i herd good reviews an bad reviews about the msd opti. so what opti would be the best or most preferable opti for price an performance wise.

06 SS

stock vented Opti will go for hundreds of thousands of miles with the occasional swapping of the vent hose. Unless you are going for a 7000+ RPM screamer, stick with what works.

Dadic 78

Stick with AC Delco... You'll be happy you did.

Formula350

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And as I mentioned in the other Opti thread, make sure it's a real GM and not a remanufactured Declo like the many on eBay. Gmpartsdirect should be a nice bit cheaper than the dealer. The LT1 faq stickied has a Parts Number catalog and then just grab the right year(very important) Opti part number.

lil_lew52

yea i really dont shop on ebay for parts for my camaro unless its for the interior and gauges, so i guess ima go wit acdelco im hearing a lot of good things bout their opti and should i stick with the acdelco wires as well or just get the msd spark plug wires?

94CamaroZ28SS

I bought my OPTI off of EBay and i havent had a problem with it at all. I installed it like 20k miles ago.

Formula350

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Yea, you mentioned the price in the other thread. I think yours might either be an actual Delco remmy or a new Delco. The $150 ones are the China remmys.

HAWK429

My LT1 has 88K miles on it and I haven't had a problem with the opti so far. I have the motor broken down now and I'm wondering if I should replace it or let it be? I'm putting a cam, springs and headers on it and I'm already over my budget so if I don't have to replace it I would rather not. But on the flipside, it's going to be much cheaper and easier for me to do it now rather than later.

I read that the 95's have the vented opti, but how can you tell?

I found an Accel Ultra Optispark II for $270 bucks; anyone have any experience with those? I was thinking about getting that one if I replace the factory one.

leadfoot4

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The vented optis have a vacuum hose coming off the bottom of the distributor, around the 5:30 (clock)position.

At 88K miles, I'd suggest a new distributor cap....

HAWK429

Cool, thanks, mine is vented.

Anyone know about the ACCEL opti or suggest a good one for a relatively good price?

LT Chevyboy

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I bought the Accel Ultra II model for the same price. I put it in and have about 1k miles on it, no probs yet, but we'll see. If I have to replace it again I'm going with the AC Delco unit though.

This is my 3rd opti, don't wanna EVER have to do the job again.

HAWK429

Cool, thanks for the heads up!