Looks like they are backordered on summit and jegs til mid to late October. Anyone know where to get them sooner? $150 for em, cant beat that. Compared to an AC Delco one for $289!!

 

Search bro...search...hahaa. But yeah, its just a cap and rotor kit, doesn't replace the optical unit. Just replaces parts on your existing opti.

 

i think the msd is only a cap and rotor not the entire opti and you can get a complete new opti for around $220 shipped

 

But the cap and rotor is the actual parts I thought go bad, not the "opti" part itself? If this is the case why replace a peice that is not bad? And where can you get the complete opti for $220 shipped? Thanks. -Matt

 

Either one of these two guys.

http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#Dal_and_Jason

 

Don't order from jason cromer, I ordered one from him and they just threw it in a box without any packaging and shipped it out to me. One of the terminals or w/e they are called poked a hole in the box and was sticking out. The waterpump was shipped teh same way, just thrown in a box without any packaging.

 

I spoke with Dal on the phone today, hes on vacation but has the optis in stock and can have it to me by friday of this week. Anyone that helps a customer while on vacation scores a plus in my book, plus you cant beat the price.

 

A "normal" cap and rotor is $125-135 the MSD is JUST a cap and rotor for $150 BUT is 100% unproven as even though they have been taking orders for a friggin year none are shipped I have heard one report of one single unit making it into private hands. So this part everyone loves to talk about as being so great is completely unproven.
As far as why pay $220 for a whole new opti, well you need a special socket to get the opti apart to change the cap and rotor and have to pray you don't snap the screws which have a nasty habit of doing just that and again even the most basic cap and rotor will cost $125+ and while the electronic inside don't often go bad they certainly can, so the $220 guarantees a smooth install and not having to buy any tools you will only use for this. Not saying nobody should do just a cap and rotor there is a good chance just that will allow you to get another 100K out of an opti. Also not saying the MSD kit will be bad should it ever actually be released, just don't want people to go around believing it is an improvement till it is actually proven to be one.

 

Don't forget the bearing with the entire unit. Several posts here and over in the Corvette forums about cap&rotor replacement, only to go back in and replace the optical sensor or the bearing.

 

MSD hasn't released the cap and rotor yet because they're still having reliability/performance issues with it. I found this out directly from an MSD rep a few weeks ago.

Frank

 

I believe MSD had some manufacturing problems with their new Opti cap and rotor kit (insider knowledge) and are still working to set-up production. Therefore, it will not be available for some time, maybe next year. Also, there is more to go wrong with an opti-spark than just the cap and rotor (shaft, bearings and optical emitter/receptor). Personally, I believe the complete replacement GM opti is currently the best way to go. Also, MSD is a really great company and I use several of their ignition components.

 

I have seen posts of people that now have them, so some are out there, now.

 

What's suppose to be the gain of having one verse the stock cap and rotor?

 

All I know is what MSD says:

 

Just get the Dyanspark and be done with it.

Dynaspark