LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

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Old 01-12-2010, 11:56 PM
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I WAS GNA PUT IN MY OPTISPARK ON THIS MORNING WHEN THE SHAFT WA MISSING FROM THE CENTER OF THE OPTISPARK. MY OLD MSD OPTISPARK HAS ONE ON IT. THE QUESTION I HAVE 2nite IS. CAN I UN SCREW THE SHAFT FROM THE MSD AND PUT IT ON THE STOCKED OPTISPARK OR AM I SCREWED AND HAVE 2 BUY THE WHOLE OPTISPARK FROM THE DEALER SHIP?
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Shaft in the Center? You sure that part didn't fall out of your Cam?

What year is the car?
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Nah when I took off the optispark it was a msd and it was attatch 2 the msd and when I bought the stocked 1 it didn't have 1. And the car is a 93 z28
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And ya its in the center of the optispark
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Sounds like the Cam Dowell..
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Maybe?? But hopefully i can use the msd one and put it on the stock 1 but it doesn't i'm screwed.
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Its either the Cam dowel or your replacement was for an early sealed style LT1 (92-94) which had a very small, short shaft in the center of the opti.

Can you post pics?? Photos would be VERY helpful in this situation, or you can email them to me at mleaf@zenithmotorsports.com and I can try to help you out that way.
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hmm interesting

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Sounds more like you bought the wrong optispark.
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Nah i didn't buy the wrong optispark. The stocked 1 didn't have that center piece with the shaft. I was trying 2 see if i can take the msd one off and put it on the stocked 1. But they said i couldn't do it. So i just bought me another msd optispark. ****** 500 dollars!! But **** it its better than paying 800 dollars for an optispark from the dealership just for that center piece i needed!!
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Originally Posted by DatDude512
Nah i didn't buy the wrong optispark. The stocked 1 didn't have that center piece with the shaft. I was trying 2 see if i can take the msd one off and put it on the stocked 1. But they said i couldn't do it. So i just bought me another msd optispark. ****** 500 dollars!! But **** it its better than paying 800 dollars for an optispark from the dealership just for that center piece i needed!!
Never go to the stealership for an optispark ever again. You can regularly get them for around $250 from 'thepartsladi' on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-96...item518f44d2e0
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What part are you talking about exactly? Take a pic if you can..
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What year is your car??

If its a 92-94 LT1, then you need an opti that looks like what you sent me, with a toothed snout.

Like this..




If you have a 95-97, then you need one that uses a cam dowel to turn the opti... A little metal rod sticks out from the cam and keys into the square hole on the perimeter of the opti snout to turn it and index it properly and the snout itself is longer. Like this one.
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My question is how would that break off..
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Originally Posted by the_merv
My question is how would that break off..
Still trying to figure out if hes talking about a cam dowel or the opti snout.. lol..
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Maybe it got dropped, didnt realize it, weird situation. Photos would tell us all the answer.
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OP... Can you take pictures of everything you HAVE?? Old opti, new opti and cam?



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