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Veteran Posts: 267 Location: Sydney | Just a heads up to aussies here. The expert they sent me to said "oh, another one of those pieces of Chinese s%^t" Should have bought an MSD for a few bucks more. Beware of this ebay seller justincaseinvest Hoping none of you get caught out like I did! Edited by 1coolbanana 2018-11-15 9:39 PM | ||
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Elite Veteran,, James Passed away March 2021, He will be Missed Posts: 1028 Location: Melbourne, Australia | Sorry to hear your tales of woe , its aweful buying something someone lied to you about . This is the very reason I only use Genuine correct numbered parts on my cars , I would be livid if this happened to me . I guess a hard lesson learned and one we've all been through annoyingly , but at least you got it sorted in the end even if its not the nicer part you wanted . | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8444 Location: Perth Australia | I used an $80 one in my dodge and had no dramas at all with it I will say though that I never checked the curve and it did ping at first, but I was able to tune that out with the carbs I would use one again (the module does concern me though) | ||
1coolbanana |
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Veteran Posts: 267 Location: Sydney | ttotired - 2018-11-19 7:15 AM I used an $80 one in my dodge and had no dramas at all with it I will say though that I never checked the curve and it did ping at first, but I was able to tune that out with the carbs I would use one again (the module does concern me though) Yeah, I should have got the $80 one and saved myself $300! What carb are you running? | ||
The Adventurer |
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Elite Veteran,, James Passed away March 2021, He will be Missed Posts: 1028 Location: Melbourne, Australia | I Always run the correct numbered AFB 4 barrel Carb the car came with , ive never had a problem . Once you change one thing on engines it changes many other things , so stock is best in my opinion , but most people don't agree or think like that, so don't let me sway you ! I just bought a complete NOS 392 hemi Distributor on ebay for $250US , it cost $375 AU here to rebuild an original and it wont ever be like NOS . | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 977 Location: Sydney, Australia | The Adventurer - 2018-11-18 8:29 PM I Always run the correct numbered AFB 4 barrel Carb the car came with , ive never had a problem . Once you change one thing on engines it changes many other things , so stock is best in my opinion , but most people don't agree or think like that, so don't let me sway you ! I just bought a complete NOS 392 hemi Distributor on ebay for $250US , it cost $375 AU here to rebuild an original and it wont ever be like NOS . I like stock as well. Car Manufacturers spent bucket loads of money getting it all to work correctly together.. Never had a problem with points on my cars or bikes. Have had a crap load of problems with electronic ignition, factory and aftermarket. If they said it was high quality and not a chinese knock off then it turns out to be, you can put in a dispute to ebay. You may get some or all money back. If you communicated via eBay, they will see where the seller promoted as not being junk... Edited by matte 2018-11-18 8:46 PM | ||
1coolbanana |
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Veteran Posts: 267 Location: Sydney | Im using the stock Carter, just rebuilt it and just jetting it correctly to suit the manifold. Huge improvement so far. | ||
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Veteran Posts: 217 Location: Echuca | Try Performance Ignition systems in Melbourne next time, they do amazing work and are very quick. I've had numerous done by them over the years, many will know their scorcher brand. Send them the engine specs and they will do the rest. | ||
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Veteran Posts: 267 Location: Sydney | 34 Airflow - 2018-11-20 12:18 PM Try Performance Ignition systems in Melbourne next time, they do amazing work and are very quick. I've had numerous done by them over the years, many will know their scorcher brand. Send them the engine specs and they will do the rest. Good to know, thanks. | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 509 Location: Whetstone, Arizona | Might be too late and I'm unsure of how Ebay and PayPal works in Aus' But here in the States we have 185 days to dispute a purchase..( I'm ex Kiwi)..I'd be filing a fraud claim | ||
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Veteran Posts: 267 Location: Sydney | arizona mopar gold - 2018-12-16 11:54 PM Might be too late and I'm unsure of how Ebay and PayPal works in Aus' But here in the States we have 185 days to dispute a purchase..( I'm ex Kiwi)..I'd be filing a fraud claim I would have gone down that road if Id known earlier but after modifying the engine bay, then spending another couple hundred bucks to get it sorted, I figured Id cut my loses and move on. The first thing ebay/paypal would want is for me to return the item. Unfortunately Ive gone past the point of no return :-( | ||
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