Correct A Cap?
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Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2006
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From: Richfield Utah
Speak to me, oh knowledgeable one's. It's the distributor cap that has the spark plug sockets, that line up on each side of the engine. Passengers side: 2 4 6 8 Drivers side: 1 3 5 7. 
Makes for a nice neat plug wire arrangment, and a more tighty engine bay. 
Makes for a nice neat plug wire arrangment, and a more tighty engine bay.
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From: Charlottesville VA
My 84 has a Crossfire Cap on it, I purchased it from Jegs a good number of years ago. It definitely cleans up the wire routing and I never had any problem with it. Not sure if they still make it or not since it was probably 6 or 7 years ago when I bought it.
Edit: Found a link to it, seems to be the only place left that has them, not sure if this is the model you need, but here it is:
http://www.yearwood.com/store/produc...&s=&id=CRO4512
Edit: Found a link to it, seems to be the only place left that has them, not sure if this is the model you need, but here it is:
http://www.yearwood.com/store/produc...&s=&id=CRO4512
Last edited by Idburnu; Nov 11, 2006 at 07:20 PM.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2006
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From: Richfield Utah
Originally Posted by Idburnu
My 84 has a Crossfire Cap on it, I purchased it from Jegs a good number of years ago. It definitely cleans up the wire routing and I never had any problem with it. Not sure if they still make it or not since it was probably 6 or 7 years ago when I bought it.
Edit: Found a link to it, seems to be the only place left that has them, not sure if this is the model you need, but here it is:
http://www.yearwood.com/store/produc...&s=&id=CRO4512
Edit: Found a link to it, seems to be the only place left that has them, not sure if this is the model you need, but here it is:
http://www.yearwood.com/store/produc...&s=&id=CRO4512
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From: The Top of Utah
I fail to see the logic of paying $50.00 for a rebuilt $20.00 cap. Plus, once you have the plug wires set up for the 180° cap, you're stuck buying, used, $50.00 caps. There is no question it is neater, but at what cost? I guess it is up to the individual as to whether it is worth it it not, for the risk of a rebuilt cap at the more than double price.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Richfield Utah
Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
I fail to see the logic of paying $50.00 for a rebuilt $20.00 cap. Plus, once you have the plug wires set up for the 180° cap, you're stuck buying, used, $50.00 caps. There is no question it is neater, but at what cost? I guess it is up to the individual as to whether it is worth it it not, for the risk of a rebuilt cap at the more than double price.
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Last edited by Steel Breeze; Nov 12, 2006 at 05:32 PM.
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From: Charlottesville VA
It looks a lot neater and I had no performance issues with it. I had the MSD HEI ignition module and MSD coil in it and it would definitely provide spark through more RPM's than the car would turn, lol. It is a small price for someone who is concerned about aesthetics. I wouldn't recommend it for the keep it stock crowd, or those who get worked up over a few bucks for no tangible performance gain, but if a priority for you is how your engine looks it is great.
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From: The Top of Utah
Originally Posted by Steel Breeze
You have to build custom plug wires as well.
" Those separators are chicken feed compared to that cap and while the separators don't last forever, they aren't a maintenance item like the cap is.
Originally Posted by Idburnu
I wouldn't recommend it for the keep it stock crowd, or those who get worked up over a few bucks for no tangible performance gain
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From: Charlottesville VA
Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
A "few bucks'? A premium of 250%, or more, is a "few bucks"? If your car cost 2 1/2 times what you paid for it, would you have bought it?
And no, I wouldn't have paid 2.5 times more for my car, but after the pleasure of owning it, I probably wouldn't let it go for less.
