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LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8
View Poll Results: how many optisparks have you replaced in your lt1
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how many optisparks have you been through

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Old 04-06-2010, 01:56 PM
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Zero....163k and counting.
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I'm on my second opti. The stock one lasted me till 202k
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125k on the stocker.
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Old 04-06-2010, 02:30 PM
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changed one out from a high end miss on the dyno, blew one up at 32k, and still on the 3rd one. I voted 2 then remembered the dyno one.
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2nd one at 86,000 i think she just got wet because I didnt have the vacuum on the bottom hooked up... still dont but whatever
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I put a new opti on when I rebuilt the motor, blew that one and put the stocker back on and she still runs like a champ!

long live the opti!
But when this one goes I am going ls1 pcm conversion
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I am on my second, but I really changed the opti when I did not need to. The problem was a plug wire. That was when I was an LT1 newbie, LOL. About 80k miles on the one in there now (GM opti).
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second, first one went to 205K miles, was still fine, just changed it when I did the plug wires as long as I was in there.
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i am 1 for 1 right now...meaning in the first month i bought the damn thing the opti went on me..lol
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Had a water pump kill the stocker, second one was working fine when I pulled it for a vented conversion
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88k and still on the original opti.
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just swapped out the stocker for a MSD even though the stock was just fine. did it in hopes of saving from having to do it later.
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142,000 on my original (still have it) and swapped in a MSD one when the new motor went in.
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still on the factory one 98k and 16 years strong
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62k, 13 year old original opti. Put a msd cap and rotor on it 2 years ago when doing the cam. It was running fine, just thought it wouldn't hurt to change it after 10 years.
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82k on the original, but has a high rpm miss. Havent had time to diagnose the problem yet.
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