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Old Oct 18, 2021 | 01:49 PM
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Default Anything new on the Opti front?
Need to replace opti. Whats available now that is proven relilable?
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Old Oct 18, 2021 | 02:07 PM
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Nope. Crapshoot. Most everyone is going the coil/24x way.
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I agree, ditch the Opti and go to coil on plug 24x. Best decision I made and opens up your tuning options.
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Dynaspark?!

Whats your verdict OP?
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Petris is popular at the moment.
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Old Nov 3, 2021 | 08:48 PM
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Petris is popular at the moment.
Just installed one of his, fingers crossed. The LS coil route is i'm sure the way to go but I need this Lemons Rally Buick Roadmaster to make it 3000 miles in a week in December and after that I dont care.


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Originally Posted by IcantDo55
Just installed one of his, fingers crossed. The LS coil route is i'm sure the way to go but I need this Lemons Rally Buick Roadmaster to make it 3000 miles in a week in December and after that I dont care.


Love that Roadmaster. How did that distributor do?
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