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no personal experience. just heard alot of problems... i like the stock setup. just an opti, coil and icm to worry about instead of a module and all those coils. if i were running a serious amount of boost id just run a conventional distributor, or a crank trigger setup.

 

also a search would probably give you some information, the ltcc kit isnt new.

 

LTCC seems pretty reliable it was the delteq that was troublesome.

That said the stock system works well long as it is maintained properly. Ignorance and neglect cause FAR more problems than any "design flaw".

As also said this is NOT anything vaguely new, if you just "discovered" it that must have been a big rock you were hidding under.

 

This is why I think this setup is useless:
Why use a system that still relies on what most think is one of the biggest weak points of the optispark? When the optical sensor goes then the optispark needs to be replaced.
I am with 96 on this one. In the 13 years I've owned my car I've had two optisparks on the engine. Still have the original and it still works.

 

Look into a Dynaspark Gen II instead. http://www.dynaspark.net/

I really don't like the idea of adding additional components to the ignition system or any system unless they are really needed because those are additional things that could cause failure. Especially in this case where you still have the optispark. I would much rather have a simple and better designed optispark with no coilpacks than a stock opti with coilpacks.

 

i knew about the ltcc setup but i always heard that it was very expensive

 

The optical portion of the optispark is very reliable, its the other 'features' of the optispark which generate the reliability issues.

The stock system is RPM limited by coil dwell and rotor durability. When guys fix the coil dwell issue by going to high energy capacitive discharge systems the optispark cap gets prone to crossfiring and carbon tracking. Not to mention ozone buildup on the non-vented units, vent issues, etc.

The LTCC has been around a while. The harness was redesigned last year to make the installation cleaner.

The LTCC is very reliable, and will extend the life of the optispark on the engine while increasing ignition energy.

Bob

 

also check out eficonnection for ls1 coil/obd2 setups.. but they are not cheap...

 

A couple guys used the EFI Connection coil setups with the LTCC's, which worked out nicely.

Bob

 

I have a new LTCC kit for sale for $365 shipped if you're interested, you'll have to get your own coils, brackets and plug wires though.

 

X2 Its the cap/rotor that most seem to have a problem with.

 

I had a LTCC last year and could never get it to work. The guys over at LTCC were nice and sent me like 4 chips to fix the problem but we could never get it to fire at 6000 RPM at 18lbs of boost. We even tried replacing the opti with a new GM.

I have now switched to EFI Connection LS1 ecm and coils and have not had a problem.

 

I have the LTCC system and it seems to have cured my high rpm break ignition interferance which is what I wanted it to do.

I also mounted the LTCC module on theback of my glovebox so its out of the engine compartment and also out of the weather.

I also have the 8 new current style LS coil packs and new OEM stock brackets with harness if anyone needs them I could sell. You will need these to connect to the new harness. I went with the frc mounting which is no longer available.