A1 Cardone rebuilt(non-vented), w/ Standard Cap & rotor...... 4 years and no problems.....93Z......

 

While expensive it is, I know people steer away from it cuz of this, but considering I dropped about $1000 in OEM optis, it was pocket change to try something that had promise to work. So far, no complaints here. Plus the year warranty helps.

I bought one of those opti's off ebay, even though they offered a lifetime warranty, when I saw it had a green top I sent it back. Wasn't worth my time to be changing opti's left and right with a rip off design.

 

I ran GM ones back when I used an opti.

No opti now.

 

anyone use the Jeg's brand opti's at all? What about the Accel Opti-Spark II's? I heard some people have had trouble with the Accel's but that might've been when they first came out with them, maybe they're better now? I'm running a Delteq system so the electrical part of the opti is no concern for right now, but wasn't sure if the Accel optics were maybe better than the Jegs? anyone want to throw in their 2 cents?

Myles

 

i using the accel opti sofar it worked great but i only have 1100 miles
on it. my last gm opti the rotor came off and it was only year old

 

i have the jegs opti...car hasnt started yet though so dunno....cranks but no fire...should find out tomorrow and hopefully get it running....i went jegs because of the price...plus i have 2 oem optis if the jegs doesnt work

 

I have had 2 OEM opti's. The second one just went with about 2000 miles on it. Both were from the rivets leting go. I am woundering what I need to do about it. I just bought an MSD 6AL so I would like to stay with an opti. I am thinking hard on the MSD opti but I don't want to being tearing it down again anytime soon. I have also been thinking about putting alum rivets in the stock rotor that fell off. I wounder how that would do.

 

I am using an opti from Jeg's, but I think it's a Delco unit I got through Jeg's. This is my 3rd summer with it now, no issues

 

Hello mzgp5x! I have been having problems with my opti and would like to try your mods to it. I have my opti apart and have put the rivets in the rotor to take care of the rotor tang coming off. Another problem that I am haveing is water getting in the cap. Have you tryed anything to rid this? I am thinking of siliconeing the cap. I would appreciate your input. Thanks.

 

Thanks for the reply Justin. What kind of RPM's are you running? The reason I ask is because my opti was fine until I started going over 6K RPM. Then the tang started falling of.
I find it hard to believe that no one can make an opti rotor that will last. I haven't had a problem with the optical sensor just the rotor. Out of all the companies that make opti's I would put my faith in MSD. The only thing with MSD is that they are so expensive. If they could drop the price by eliminating the timming adjustment, I wish they woul do it. It is easy enough to adjust the timing threw the PCM. Also the less moving parts in them, the better.