That_guy

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hahahahaha 1500 my ***. before i went to work i took my car to pepboys cause i thought i needed a fuel filter change , described to the what was wrong with the beast and left it in their hands. after i dropped my mom off at the saloon i went to work. She called me to come pick her up and then she tells me (jonathan baby its going to cost 1500 to fix your car). At that point im just laughing my *** off. heres a reason of why it is so high(labor) might as well buy a damn engine.

coolant temp sensor just got it replaced 2 weeks ago

ET VALVE WHATEVER THE **** THAT IS (TELL ME PLEASE)

FUEL WELL CLEANING (THATS AGREEABLE)

DISTRUBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR (SOMETHING ABOUT THE OPTI I BELIEVE AND IF ITS SPELLED WRONG BLAME THE WOMAN WHO WROTE IT)

WIRES

PLUGS lol already have a set thanks to my mexican friend who is having lauching problems(tx hot boi).

CAP AND ROTOR AGAIN (SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE OPTI)

WIRES AGAIN

FUEL CLEANING.

SO THESE ARE MY OPTIONS LOL GETTING A HONDA ACCORD BUT KEEPING THAT T/A (THANK GOD O LOL CAPS OFF) back to what i was saying. getting a honda accord and fixing the t.a (mom tried to get the uncle to fix it i said HELL NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

so guys help me out where can i get all these parts for cheap and im getting my other uncle is owns a lt1 to fix it for me.

update how in the **** do you camaro guys have cheaper insurance rates than the trans am guys lol asked my mom to check on how much it would be to insure a camaro and trans am.

NemeSS

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accel cap & rotor 80$
az wires 35$
az fuel filter 8$
new coil msd 50$

rayosequis

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Opti's are time consuming and a pain in the a$$ but not that difficult to change. For as much money as they are asking, you could do it yourself with really good parts.

Check another post here for reviews on the accel ignition parts.

I8ASaleen

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The ET valve is the one that you turn whenever you want lower ET's at the track.
They seriously want that much to replace those chincy things on ur car? U just need to buy some Long tubes, new opti, plugs, wires, fuel filter, and egr delete plates. Then get like 4 guys who know how to work on that car to come over one afternoon and knock the whole damn thing out. Oh you'll need some coolant too.
And if you think a Honda will be any better to deal with ur wrong. Just as much knuckle busting.

Silvrshark

Keep (fix) your car you will not be satisfied with a honda. not enough torque.

Fbodynightmare

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unless you think you can deal with driving a car that has the same feel of a goped, thats a fun to drive as a powerwheels. forget the HONDA lol
Great milage though..I had a Camery for two weeks I sold it too my brother for 200 just cause I hated it and he needed a ride. It only needed a tank every 2 1/2 to 3 weeks though.

CAMAROWITHBASS

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please stay away from accel, they suck. They have a high defect return percentage.

That_guy

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plans are to get a 2000ish accord and trade it off for a fbody . and like 900 of that **** is labor

ONEBADASSWS6

Get your Honda to Pepboys and you'll get a bill for just as much money. Probably more, because Honda parts are a hell of a lot more expensive than GM parts. The hell with that.

Not to mention higher milage Japanese cars are money pits, one thing breaks, no matter how small, and it costs double the value of the car to fix. No thanks.

nomoneyz

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Just fix it yourself. Buying another car and registering it and insuring it then gas for the thing. bam your ta would be fixed for that much.

Formula350

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Any shop is going to do two things: Rape you on prices, and charge you for things that don't need to be done.

Cap and rotor, sure, you have 200K miles on it. Twice? I don't see the logic in that? Same with the wires, why twice? I'd take it to a local garage, not a chain. Tell them what you'd like done. You can do the fuel filter yourself, but having the plugs, wires, cap and rotor done is something I'd have done (if I was in your shoes, since you're no mechanic). Only Pepboys knows wtf a ET Valve is. Exhaust Temp? Maybe they meant EGR, who knows. Most of us unplug it anyhow.

That_guy

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hmmm yea there was also something bout egr in the papers. maybe thats why i cant pass the snifer test. where i get a opti from

porksoda

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shbox.com and follow the link about "where to buy your GM parts". Their names are Dal or Jason, its 2 different shops but they will give you the best prices. Just buy the whole opti since you have so many miles instead of just the cap and rotor.

JTSLP559

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well thats why you dont take your car to pepboys.. do the work your self. save you money.. thats if you know what your doin.

Formula350

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I don't know if you spend time in the LT1 section, but "That_guy" is our resident 'goof' He originally thought his Injectors were his Spark Plugs. Sorry, Guy, but it had to be repeated LOL

kennyxg

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Replacing spark plugs on an Lt1 Camaro or FireBird 200.00 plus dollars labor.The opti another 290.00 just parts alone.I have owned two Camaro Lt1's and both where nightmares! You have to get under the car to change the plugs and wires.Gd forbid you take on any kinda high water.

Black_Bird

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I remember that thread and the videos he made, haha.

Phantom&RedGoat2004

I found this to be true on their wire sets. I've only used their coil, cap & rotor kit once (on my '96 Yukon). They seemed to do fine for me, but again; I've seen the wore sets come back to me at the parts counter too many times for me to trust them. Borg Warner (although not listed - available at O'Reilly's) on the other hand is one of the few manufacturers that I just know that when they leave the parts counter, I'm not going to see them again for warranty, but the customer has to pay a little extra for it.

Good stuff: (Summit)
MSD ignition coil PN: 8226 = $45.00
Accel cap & rotor kit PN: 8136 = $100.00
AC Delco fuel filter PN: GF578 = $15.00
MSD plug wires PN: 32149 = $95.00

Cheap stuff: (O'Reilly's)
MasterPro ignition coil PN: E46 = $15.00
MasterPro cap & rotor kit PN: C400 = $137.00
Microguard fuel filter PN: 33311 = $7.00
OmniSpark plug wires PN: 9447 = $27.00

WS6NIGHTMARE

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For $900 Ill come to you and install it all in an afternoon

That_guy

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hahahahaha lol i remember that.