Oldest opti?
OK, I'm not included but are all these high mile optis making it on the original cap and rotor? Say the optical makes it 200k does it count? I kinda wonder if my opti failure at 104,000 miles in 2002 was the cap and rotor only and the optical could have kept going? At the time I didn't have the tools or the know-how and the whole thing was ditched.
OK, I'm not included but are all these high mile optis making it on the original cap and rotor? Say the optical makes it 200k does it count? I kinda wonder if my opti failure at 104,000 miles in 2002 was the cap and rotor only and the optical could have kept going? At the time I didn't have the tools or the know-how and the whole thing was ditched.
Ended up with the OEM opti portion w/ MSD cap and rotor, and havent had a problem since
mine went 197,xxx all original before it destroyed itself after the rebuild we did...guess the extra power was too much for it..and yeah it had a ton of gunk on it so it was water proof...
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I swapped mine at 96K cause of a broken coil nipple when I did the wires - other than that it was running fine.
People who knock these things should read this thread. 100K+ (some 200K+!!) miles is pretty darn good for a mechanical ignition component.
People who knock these things should read this thread. 100K+ (some 200K+!!) miles is pretty darn good for a mechanical ignition component.
since we're on this subject. I've got around 130k on mine, but have already decided if it goes, i'm just gonna replace it with the kit with the individual coils. Only thing now is i can't find what company produces that kit, so if anybody knows, post up please.
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From: LT1 land...the "409" of the 90s!
If you never really rev your car or use an after market box on them they last quite a while
I just bought a Mallory ignition box and they have a "bypass" plug you can plug into the main harness that will allow you to run the stock ignition without having to switch all the wires back. That way one could just plug the box in for track use.
thats why mine lasted so long the guy that had mine since it was new just putted around in it...never did anything to it besides routine maintenance..all stock when I bought it in 2006...it was a virgin lol