i was going to try one of these accel(8141) corrected HEI cap on my z28 but the reviews online are either totally hate it or best thing ever made. no in between i like the way they look but that is not worth the $ 40 if it makes the motor run like crap.so i would think a few members have tried it.. all opinions are welcome

 

I have used these corrected caps. The first one worked great. Like you, I enjoy the look of clean plug wires on the engine.

The second one I got was defective. 3 cylinders would not provide full spark. I tested the cap and had good continuity on all the posts. Upon very close inspection (after a 10 min of running the engine) I noticed arcing across wires not covered by the black resin/epoxy. I suspect that the exposed wires were robbing spark from the plugs.

If you get one of these caps, get it from a local store. Closely look under the cap for any exposed wires. If you do not see any, go ahead and give it a try. If you see any wires (insulated or not) move on to the next cap.

 

ok thanks just getting ready to drop the motor back in but really wanted to do the wires to clean it up some more

 

Have you guys followed h\the intruction, pretty sure they say to use a shorter screw for the hold don on th e coil....just asking?

 

i have not picked one up yet. going to look at a few Thursday.taking a magnifying glass with me to look for cracks lol

 

I had just read the reviews, noticed folks talking about things shorting, misfiring, etc...Accel states in the instruction that "to use the provided shorter screws, so as not to damage the cap and create arcing"

Best of luck to you!

 

i'm picking one up monday.hopefully no issues