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Old 10-15-2016, 05:32 PM
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Is performace cap and rotor a waste of money?

I'm doing a general tune up on my 305 tpi next weekend and need to know if a performance cap and rotor like the hypertech power coil is actually worth the extra money. Thanks!
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Re: Is performace cap and rotor a waste of money?

Go for quality brass on the cap & rotor.
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Re: Is performace cap and rotor a waste of money?

When I did mine about a year ago I went this route.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevy-GM-HEI...9SKkf3&vxp=mtr
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Re: Is performace cap and rotor a waste of money?

dont bother..whatever brand you go with..go with the BRASS contacts as noted above....I'm a Delco guy myself.
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Re: Is performace cap and rotor a waste of money?

Originally Posted by ZsTransAm
I'm doing a general tune up on my 305 tpi next weekend and need to know if a performance cap and rotor like the hypertech power coil is actually worth the extra money. Thanks!
Was wondering the same.
Originally Posted by zero13
dont bother..whatever brand you go with..go with the BRASS contacts as noted above....I'm a Delco guy myself.
Thanks for the info!!
Originally Posted by roadthrills
When I did mine about a year ago I went this route.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevy-GM-HEI...9SKkf3&vxp=mtr
Thanks fellas, my 5.7 TPI is stock. Valuable info in here, glad I'm back ...

Edit: Question, do you need an external coil and if so what would be a proper coil for a stock '92 5.7TPI?

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