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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 06:05 PM
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GM Opti-spark Alternative

Not sure if anyone has seen it but MSD has one now. Cheaper to MSD @ Summit
Old Apr 23, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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Only a couple dozen people have seen it and posted about it. It's a cap and rotor only.
Old Apr 23, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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Yeah, normally when you buy replacement opti it doesn't come with the cap and rotor. It only comes with the internals. A guy I know though has a part number for AutoZone where they screwed up and it gives you both the opti and the cap and rotor for about the same price. Pretty cool, but I might just go ahead and buy the GM one anyway. How come the vented one is $100 LESS than the non vented one??? It doesn't even make sence to get the non vented one. Even after the cost of the vacuum harness for the vented one, it's still cheaper then stickin with the frigged up non vented one.... WTF?!?!?!
Old Apr 23, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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Re: GM Opti-spark Alternative

Originally Posted by BLinindoll
Yeah, normally when you buy replacement opti it doesn't come with the cap and rotor. It only comes with the internals. A guy I know though has a part number for AutoZone where they screwed up and it gives you both the opti and the cap and rotor for about the same price. Pretty cool, but I might just go ahead and buy the GM one anyway. How come the vented one is $100 LESS than the non vented one??? It doesn't even make sence to get the non vented one. Even after the cost of the vacuum harness for the vented one, it's still cheaper then stickin with the frigged up non vented one.... WTF?!?!?!
If you have the old non-vented opti, you can't change to the vented opti without some serious engine modifications.
It's a big step.
Old Apr 23, 2005 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by BLinindoll
Yeah, normally when you buy replacement opti it doesn't come with the cap and rotor. It only comes with the internals. A guy I know though has a part number for AutoZone where they screwed up and it gives you both the opti and the cap and rotor for about the same price. Pretty cool, but I might just go ahead and buy the GM one anyway. How come the vented one is $100 LESS than the non vented one??? It doesn't even make sence to get the non vented one. Even after the cost of the vacuum harness for the vented one, it's still cheaper then stickin with the frigged up non vented one.... WTF?!?!?!
Hey, I just got the whole distributor from Summit on line for $289. When I opned the box, it was the whole distributor...INCLUDING the cap and rotor.
Old Apr 23, 2005 | 10:54 PM
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$289 is the Summit price for the FULL vented Opti. You could have bought it from Dal Slabaugh or Jason Cromer for quite a bit less. Check out Shoebox's Tech Pages for "Where to buy GM parts". I think Dal is around $229 and Jason at $239 for the same part #.

http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech1.html
Old Apr 24, 2005 | 06:35 AM
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Yeah, too bad I have the non vented one.... $389 in summit.... hopefully it's not the cause of my problem.
Old Apr 24, 2005 | 09:58 AM
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Yeah, too bad I have the non vented one.... $389 in summit.... hopefully it's not the cause of my problem.
You can probably beat that price by checking with Dal or Jason.
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