hardline_42
06-19-2007, 08:34 PM
Well since my "heat-gun-through-the-Opti-vent-for-an-hour" mod didn't cure my ailing dizzy (http://www.njfboa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26958&highlight=opti), I decided I needed to shop around for a new one. Naturally, this is the absolute worst time since I'm closing on my first house soon and I need every penny I can get. I was pretty much sold on Summit having the lowest price for a genuine GM replacement at $309.95. GMpartsdirect had it for two-eighty-something but they always rape me on shipping. Just out of habit I decided to check ebay and came across this little jewel:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=160129440519&rd=1,1
I read and re-read the listing and finally decided to just call the place. They have a website (www.all-ignition.com) but it leaves much to be desired. I spoke to "Kevin" and he assured me that this was in fact a genuine AC DELCO Opti which they buy wholesale direct from Delco. However, they replace the factory cap and rotor with their own design. I'm awaiting some info on what exactly that design is, but I'm assuming it's along the lines of Accel and MSD (thicker plastic, brass contacts, better sealing etc.). At $149.95 it's easily the cheapest complete Opti I've ever seen. This is what just a cap and rotor go for.
I think that, at best, it's the Opti Holy Grail for OE replacement and, at worst, the body is AC Delco and the cap and rotor are garbage, at which point I can get an MSD cap and rotor and still be under what I was expecting to pay.
What do you guys think? Is this too good to be true? Oh and if anyone is convinced already, they have about 11 more in stock at that price (I put one on hold just in case :wink: ).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=160129440519&rd=1,1
I read and re-read the listing and finally decided to just call the place. They have a website (www.all-ignition.com) but it leaves much to be desired. I spoke to "Kevin" and he assured me that this was in fact a genuine AC DELCO Opti which they buy wholesale direct from Delco. However, they replace the factory cap and rotor with their own design. I'm awaiting some info on what exactly that design is, but I'm assuming it's along the lines of Accel and MSD (thicker plastic, brass contacts, better sealing etc.). At $149.95 it's easily the cheapest complete Opti I've ever seen. This is what just a cap and rotor go for.
I think that, at best, it's the Opti Holy Grail for OE replacement and, at worst, the body is AC Delco and the cap and rotor are garbage, at which point I can get an MSD cap and rotor and still be under what I was expecting to pay.
What do you guys think? Is this too good to be true? Oh and if anyone is convinced already, they have about 11 more in stock at that price (I put one on hold just in case :wink: ).