anyone used the Accel distributor cap?

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01-07-2018, 07:26 PM

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IIRC Accel is owned by Holley and is pretty well known in the american muscle world. I have their 8.8mm plug wires on the SB350 in my 70 K10 truck.. I checked their website and searched for the part number and it doesn't show up.

As others have said, most likely a Chinese knock off as Holley typically makes decent stuff. Heck, they might not even know it's out there as eBay has a huge problem with counterfeit products.

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01-07-2018, 11:07 PM

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What did the packaging look like?

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01-08-2018, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrmerlin

thats asking for trouble,
you will also see that the Accel cap is not grounded so it will be a lot easier for the spark to find another path

Oh my, no doubt!! What a piece, compared to the other. Wonder if it really is a "knockoff" of the Accel branded parts? Who actually "made" that part?

Also, on a somewhat related note, in the past, many Accel parts were repackaged. For example, on an 3rd gen F-Body, the Accel Fuel Filter is actually a Fram filter in Accel packaging. Cross referenced the part number, and the next time, bought the Fram fuel filter for 1/2 price (of the Accel).

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01-08-2018, 12:18 PM

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What did the packaging look like?

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01-08-2018, 01:21 PM

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it looks like an option for those on a tight budget.

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01-08-2018, 01:26 PM

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The part number on that package is not on Holley's sub-page for Accel. More than likely a Chinese counterfeit.

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01-08-2018, 06:35 PM

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Did anyone else note that the item for sale was 'discontinued'? I think I did, but I've been drinking, so.....

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01-08-2018, 07:03 PM

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also mentioned special pricing for a "lot" sale and clearly states not to order if it LOOKS different from what you have !! And NOT to give negative feed back