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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-96...spagenameZWDVW
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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Honestly its kinda tough to tell since its not a AC Delco replacement.

You're gonna get many replies that say only buy ACDelco fork up the money already blah blah blah...

I'd say either spend a bit more and get an ac delco or just buy the cheapest one on ebay (around 85 bucks)

I went the second way because i'm a cash strapped college kid and I've already poured enough money in the car. I got the cheap one but once I received it it seemed to be of actually a very good quality, everything was tight and nice and looked great. I haven't had a chance to put it in yet so I cant say for sure but yeah

You could use that money towards something else performance wise but ultimately its up to you. I wouldnt suggest buying something in between the cheap one and the AC Delco, the one in that auction is probably exactly the same one thats being sold for cheap.
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 04:45 PM
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It's very simple. If you like to keep replacing optis......get the ebay one. If you want to do it and be done with it......get a new GMPP opti.
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by LT1-DAN
It's very simple. If you like to keep replacing optis......get the ebay one. If you want to do it and be done with it......get a new GMPP opti.
^^^^What he said. The problem is that if you go cheap and it craps out on you, and from comments on practically every LT1-related forum, there's a 50/50 chance a non AC/Delco will crap out, this ain't a "side of the road" repair. There might not be a warning, no SES, nothing and bam, you're down.

I'm not going to repeat my story, but I'm speaking from experience - spend the extra money.
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