anyone seen this before eliminate opti
well last I heard, a couple years ago, is that the guy had some serious health problems arise and put his business on the back burner..
ive had it on my ta for years, works excellent, not sure if hes still in business but i got some updated parts from him about 2 years ago for my unit for free and i definatly like it alot better then the opti, and i bought it used for under 300 bucks
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Last edited by chaman; Oct 9, 2010 at 05:28 PM.
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What I would be interested in having would be the opti relocated to where a distributor is on a sbc. I think for the majority of LT1 owners, the problem with the optispark is simply its location. Not sure if it could be done with a stock LT1 intake but I know its been done with a single plane intake before: http://camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=489168
Last edited by Firebat; Oct 10, 2010 at 12:44 PM.
It is very possible, and (dare I say it) almost easy. Just cut a hole and tap a hold-down bolt for the distributor and that's it.
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tec...ls1/index.html
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tec...ls1/index.html
Really? Care to name those other sites with so much more knowledge than this one? There are a few idiots around of course but do not say as a fact that there are only "5 know it alls".
The technical knowledge and data base this site has is hard to beat. Other sites have tried but have failed miserably.
The technical knowledge and data base this site has is hard to beat. Other sites have tried but have failed miserably.
It is very possible, and (dare I say it) almost easy. Just cut a hole and tap a hold-down bolt for the distributor and that's it.
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tec...ls1/index.html
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tec...ls1/index.html
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i think the hole location will be more critical than the height, the height you can make shims or washers and get the same build up (thickness)as an intake with a distributor hole already in it.. i think the tolerance on the height is like +.030, you cant have the distributor making contact (sitting) on the oil pump drive..
they also dont show on the lt1 intake is the egr boss's that have been cut off and tig welded up and ground smooth.
definetly a job to do with the engine on the stand and a tig welder and a mill.. not difficult, but time consuming.
they also dont show on the lt1 intake is the egr boss's that have been cut off and tig welded up and ground smooth.
definetly a job to do with the engine on the stand and a tig welder and a mill.. not difficult, but time consuming.
The thread with the opti / gen1 distributor hybrid is interesting, but it ends with the opti not being discussed very much and that the OP was sworn to secrecy since it was "pending copyright" at the time...that was in 07. No updates since then. I'd like to know how one might pull that off myself.
Really? Care to name those other sites with so much more knowledge than this one? There are a few idiots around of course but do not say as a fact that there are only "5 know it alls".
The technical knowledge and data base this site has is hard to beat. Other sites have tried but have failed miserably.
The technical knowledge and data base this site has is hard to beat. Other sites have tried but have failed miserably.
Both here and Corvette forum are both very good forums. But this forum does skew to a younger audience which = less experience in general. The median age at the Corvette forum is probably mid 30s to 40s. However, people work on their cars themselves more here. So its pretty much a wash in my opinion.
I made a thread once to see about making an archive of the best LT1 threads so all that knowledge doesnt get compleatly forgotten about but the idea didnt get much support and it would need allot of member help to do it I remember some of the discussions that took place in here when I 1st started using tech in '03 tho. I was a total novice and this place used to be really intimidating to newbs and the novice so I didnt even join for a couple of years. but all the topics used to be so advanced and complex reading everything 2,3,4 or 5 times was pretty normal for me.
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I have no experience with the Deltech, that was before my time, but have had good luck with the Dynotech and MSD Opti with other people's cars and the Bailey LTCC and EFI Connections kit on my Formula. If you are looking for a simple and clean installation, the MSD is hard to beat. The LTCC requires some wiring, but is dead reliable, and the EFI Connections kit is more of a complete overhaul. The Dynotech, LTCC and EFI Connections install stories are all up on our site under Tech/LT1. Hope that helps...good luck!