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Old Mar 6, 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 ?
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Old Mar 6, 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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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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factory GM is the best. and cheaper than msd.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 11:40 AM
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+1 Factory GM.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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yup delco unit is the best...do not buy the one from all ignition on ebay
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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ill look into the accel and GM
thanks guys
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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E bay my friend, best deal out there......... ac delco units $150!!
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 01:41 PM
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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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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 01:48 PM
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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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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 01:52 PM
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Original GM OEM optispark. No substitute for me.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 05:06 PM
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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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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 05:25 PM
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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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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 05:36 PM
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i have msd cap and rotor .. will i need to replace them ?
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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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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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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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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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 05:57 PM
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running a reman w a lifetime warranty no problems
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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AcDelco unit from Summit is the same as a GM unit correct?
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 06:34 PM
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Are the new ones out, better than the ones installed in '97 .???
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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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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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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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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