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13-10-2006, 12:54 PM
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Seasoned Chat Slut
Join Date: May 2006
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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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Chat Slapper
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: East Suusex
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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'm trapped in here
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Oxon or Toronto
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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
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Brighton by the sea
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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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Against the Grain
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Near Hells mouth know as Basingstoke
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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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Plastic Manc Glory Hunter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: coventry.......soon to be in a T4 by the beach
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Matt Black.
is there any point...
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no.............its electronic................
 i'll get me coat
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14-10-2006, 11:24 AM
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fat jesus
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: a bloody cold drive in sheffield
Posts: 2,503
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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, 11:07 PM
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Chat Slapper
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: LANCS.
Posts: 391
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thanks for the replies, i was almost bidding on one on egay, ill wait till payday and invest in a petronix. ring peace x
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26-06-2007, 11:16 PM
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Seasoned Chat Slut
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,496
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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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