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13-10-2006, 12:54 PM
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Seasoned Chat Slut
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EMPI Accu-Fire ??
is there any point?? are they any good?? like to know as been looking at them...
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13-10-2006, 02:11 PM
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From personal experience I would go with Pertronix because of the probs with the accufire ones.
First one I fitted lasted a couple of months so I complained and got a replacement unit. The replacement was a very bad fit and lasted a day, the bottom of the sensor(?) that fits over the shaft was rubbing and ground layers of plastic of itself. Now have the Pertonix unit and have had, touch wood, no probs since. |
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13-10-2006, 02:15 PM
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Help!I've crapped in here
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Accufire is cheap...cause it's complete crap. If it was anywhere near as good as an Igniter (for example) the price wouild be similar. I foolishly bought one of those long ago. It showed me the potential for going electronic but was completely unreliable- worse than points. I've never had any probs with Ignitors, in bugs or buses.
Shane
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13-10-2006, 03:24 PM
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On the verge of something
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The accufire is crap but cheap, the pertronix is good but more expensive. Threw away the accufire that i fitted to my girlfriends bug cos it packed up after less than 100 miles and fitted points back on it. Have a pertronix on another engine and its great, fit it and forget it.
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13-10-2006, 06:22 PM
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Halt - Hammerziet.
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i have an accufire on my desk somewhere.
i have 3 aircooleds see my point.
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13-10-2006, 06:59 PM
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14-10-2006, 11:24 AM
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there crap, honestly. Ive had 2 let me down, the disk rubbed on the pickup and shorted out. total pants
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26-06-2007, 11:16 PM
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Seasoned Chat Slut
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and just incase youre not completely convinced, yes they totally suck. ive got through 3 sets. at first i thought i must have fit them wrong but in actual fact they just dont fit.
get pertronix i have them in two cars and theyve never given me any problems whatsoever. |
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