Where can I get these items?
04-23-2012, 05:45 AM
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Where can I get these items? Okay, so I'm planning on doing the opti delete on a LT1 car I picked up for cheap. I was told the car just stopped running on a new motor.(opti is bad)
So with that being said I want to do the conversion to take advantage of modern tuning .
I have found a place to make a new harness, coil connectors, so take care of all the connections under the hood, everything with a ls1 pcm benched tuned, for 750... all i need is to make coil brackets and get coils.
Now my question is I have a 1997 timing cover. Where can I pick up the cam holder, reluctor ring... because EFI seems expensive. for the cover items. IDK i'm new at this conversion stuff so . LMK if someone can help out here.
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So with that being said I want to do the conversion to take advantage of modern tuning .
I have found a place to make a new harness, coil connectors, so take care of all the connections under the hood, everything with a ls1 pcm benched tuned, for 750... all i need is to make coil brackets and get coils.
Now my question is I have a 1997 timing cover. Where can I pick up the cam holder, reluctor ring... because EFI seems expensive. for the cover items. IDK i'm new at this conversion stuff so . LMK if someone can help out here.
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04-23-2012, 06:15 AM
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the only place i know of is efi connections. you can buy the parts seperate so u only need the ones you need. really u need just the cam sensor, cam reqular wheel and crank reculor wheel. you can buy the crank sensor form any auto parts store
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wow, EFI just contacted me and said the system would not work with my 1994 4l60e transmission, something about : not compatible with the LS1 PCM. The 3-2 downshift solenoid and torque converter lockup solenoid are, in the very least, not compatible. Suggested a 1996 or newer updates... damn transmission has 1000 miles since rebuild, but do not know about any updates..will ask the old owner.
04-23-2012, 10:35 AM
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Yeah just replace the Opti and enjoy the car. I've never had any opti related problems with GM Opti. I replaced the orginal GM opti when my car had 89K miles but it wasn't even bad and wasn't even the problem at the time but I was an LT1 noob then....
I have 30K on the GM opti and have been beating on that thing non stop for 4 years.
I have 30K on the GM opti and have been beating on that thing non stop for 4 years.
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yeah, thats the way I will be headed. I have a friend working on it while I'm away.. Just wanted better tuning for it... the car is to have P&P heads,306 cam, etc... pics of the tranny looks new/rebiult... but dont know....I can;t see pulling a tranny for this... so opti will go in...
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05-06-2012, 09:22 AM
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Just wanted to know a few answers. What will happen to the transmission if it is installed? I mean what will my problems be with the transmission?. The trans is rebuilt, but do not know the what was put into the rebuild.
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Every time an ignition complaint comes up the opti is suspect. Both the vented and unvented GM optis are good for 60-80,000 miles. They don't just go out in rain storms, if they do it's usually a vented opti with cracked hoses that sucked up water. My unvented opti goes through rain storms, engine shampoos, etc. without problems. Lots of other things go wrong before the opti.
