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Jan 24, 2008 | 11:33 PM

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1994Z28Lt1

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From: Elko MN

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Originally Posted by KriegerEhre

why not just get a dynaspark and call it a day?

i've got one as well, even if it does go bad they will rebuild it for a lot cheaper than a new gm opti

mine has been on my car for the last 40,000 miles performing flawlessly

Jan 24, 2008 | 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by infinitebird

x2. I bought one from them and it worked out great. Some of the other sellers aren't really selling GM ones.

Thats where I bought mine too, the partslady @ebay. New oem GM optispark.
I would definitely recommend getting the original equipment parts. And yes, most of the time it fails because of improper install.

Jan 25, 2008 | 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by KriegerEhre

why not just get a dynaspark and call it a day?

enuff said.

Jan 25, 2008 | 08:31 AM

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If the car was running ok put a cap and rotor on it and be done.

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Jan 25, 2008 | 09:59 AM

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The prices of unvented opti's really has me nickel and diming till I save enough to purchase one. I have an Autozone opti and I have swapped it out about 3-4 times and let me tell you they SUCK!!!!!! I've been trying to track down an ignition problem and there's nothing else to replace but the opti... again

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Jan 25, 2008 | 04:28 PM

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no i had a cap and rotor...but the opti was destroyed. corroded garbage. since i had the front of the motor apart i really might as well. lol im geting a rebuilt ac delco i dont care lol.

Jan 25, 2008 | 04:32 PM

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no i had a cap and rotor...but the opti was destroyed. corroded garbage. since i had the front of the motor apart i really might as well. lol im geting a rebuilt ac delco i dont care lol.

Do a search for Jason Cromer on here or Cz28.com.

He is down in Ft Walton Beach Fla. He has good deals on GM parts.

David

Jan 25, 2008 | 05:29 PM

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Slightly off topic, what's the mileage record for these optis? Anyone have a clue? hehe

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Jan 25, 2008 | 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by infinitebird

all_ignition is one of the rather shady sellers.

It's hit or miss with ebay. You have to know who you are buying from.

thanks for the info. really havent bought nothing from them and now i wont lol.

Jan 25, 2008 | 05:41 PM

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THAAAATS why your car was backfiring!

Jan 25, 2008 | 05:42 PM

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Slightly off topic, what's the mileage record for these optis? Anyone have a clue? hehe

mine went out somewhere between 160,000 and 180,000

We stock the opti units, so if you want a new GM unit I'll make sure I'm your cheapest source for a new one

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Jan 25, 2008 | 05:42 PM

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There are cars with over 200K on complete stock optis. It is the ignorant who neglect them and then bitch about it that give it a bad rap. It is a good part.

Dynaspark has a lot of stock pieces too it. MSD is fairly failure prone and of no real improvement despite people's instistance otherwise. I know a few guys who tried the MSD and returned to stock.

A 94 does have the disadvantage of being unvented, in most cases a MSD cap and rotor are all that is needed to make those vented and work great too.

Jan 25, 2008 | 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by taner

enuff said.

I dont understand what's wrong with them?? I planned to buy one later on once my motor is completely built and i have a little extra cash to spare - they dont seem all that bad sure a little pricey but i like knowing my opti doesn't have leak issues. . .

Jan 25, 2008 | 05:55 PM

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heres a MSD one for 150
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/eBayI...m=170187117785

Jan 25, 2008 | 05:56 PM

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From: Elko MN

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Originally Posted by KriegerEhre

from what i've seen there isn't anything wrong with them, for me i was able to get a vented opti without needing all the other pieces that go with it that was better than the stock piece with a decent warrenty

im will to bet taner has never tried one

The MSD i've heard a lot of mixed reviews about

Jan 25, 2008 | 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 99FormulaM6

heres a MSD one for 150
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/eBayI...m=170187117785

That is just the cap and rotor, not the whole opti.

Jan 25, 2008 | 06:03 PM

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There are cars with over 200K on complete stock optis. It is the ignorant who neglect them and then bitch about it that give it a bad rap. It is a good part.

I'd have to agree, i only joke about an opti being junk. I was hoping to beat a record

147k on the stocker here

Jan 25, 2008 | 06:51 PM

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From: Tyler, Tx

The opti on my car has 300k atleast...

When I got the car it has 207k and it was destroyed... It looked perfect and we reused it, 90k on the rebuild...

So yea damn near 300k, doesn't miss a beat...

-Rick