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.Opti as a dist has no issues, its the bullshit sensor that is the problem. This system along with a modded PCM to get >7kRPMs and I would be golden
. Opti bearings **** out all the time from rpm, but you know more than me. I see it as pointless to retain the opti and only have 1 coil. Hell LTCC is cheaper than this and does the same thing plus 2 step and timing retard. What the **** do I know though....
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This will be a nice, low cost alternative to the EFI connection stuff if it pans out. Biggest tradeoff is still being stuck with an ancient PCM.
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If you pay $1000 for efi then you suck at life or are ballin
Opti bearings **** out all the time from rpm, but you know more than me. I see it as pointless to retain the opti and only have 1 coil. Hell LTCC is cheaper than this and does the same thing plus 2 step and timing retard. What the **** do I know though....
Opti bearings **** out all the time from rpm, but you know more than me. I see it as pointless to retain the opti and only have 1 coil. Hell LTCC is cheaper than this and does the same thing plus 2 step and timing retard. What the **** do I know though....
If you pay $1000 for efi then you suck at life or are ballin
Opti bearings **** out all the time from rpm, but you know more than me. I see it as pointless to retain the opti and only have 1 coil. Hell LTCC is cheaper than this and does the same thing plus 2 step and timing retard.
Opti bearings **** out all the time from rpm, but you know more than me. I see it as pointless to retain the opti and only have 1 coil. Hell LTCC is cheaper than this and does the same thing plus 2 step and timing retard.
.I've thoroughly priced it out since I was planning on running it, and what you are arguing is not feasible.
Not to mention that by the time you have an engine where you should start looking at opti alternatives and alternate computers, one grand is a drop in the bucket. Not much more then a decent cam and set of lifters for a SR build.
Good question.
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If you pay $1000 for efi then you suck at life or are ballin
Opti bearings **** out all the time from rpm, but you know more than me. I see it as pointless to retain the opti and only have 1 coil. Hell LTCC is cheaper than this and does the same thing plus 2 step and timing retard. What the **** do I know though....
Opti bearings **** out all the time from rpm, but you know more than me. I see it as pointless to retain the opti and only have 1 coil. Hell LTCC is cheaper than this and does the same thing plus 2 step and timing retard. What the **** do I know though....
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If you can get this to work along with the modded computer as a kit for under a grand you would have a huge hit. I can say for sure that I'd get one.
What harness mods would be needed? I'm assuming that at least the first few versions would be more cut/splice then plug and play.
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it'll be plug n play into the factory wiring harness. The hardest thing about this swap would be exactly centering the crank wheel on the balancer (working on a register sleeve of some sort) and correctly setting the airgap on the crank trigger. The opti will come fully assembled, loctite (red or green buyers preference ), etc. with the cam trigger inside. There will be a small box for the signal conditioner (about 1"x1"x.5") that *might* require some adjustment to make each person's PCM happy although i'll be presetting them.
), etc. with the cam trigger inside. There will be a small box for the signal conditioner (about 1"x1"x.5") that *might* require some adjustment to make each person's PCM happy although i'll be presetting them. 
You said few hundred more for 24x, that is horribly inaccurate. Please show me a rundown of swapping to the LS1 EFI for a "few hundred" over $550 .
I've thoroughly priced it out since I was planning on running it, and what you are arguing is not feasible.
Not to mention that by the time you have an engine where you should start looking at opti alternatives and alternate computers, one grand is a drop in the bucket. Not much more then a decent cam and set of lifters for a SR build.
Good question.
.I've thoroughly priced it out since I was planning on running it, and what you are arguing is not feasible.
Not to mention that by the time you have an engine where you should start looking at opti alternatives and alternate computers, one grand is a drop in the bucket. Not much more then a decent cam and set of lifters for a SR build.
Good question.
Since when does engine level have to do with opti failure? I've never heard of one of those going on a stock motor
Alas, I yield to your overwhelming expertise and return to the rock I crawled out from. I shall look for a drop in the bucket too unless you have some to spare?
Don't get me wrong here I think its fair pricing and cool that you are trying to develop something for us but I really don't see what you are fixing and wonder what issues you will run into if someone's balancer hub wasn't installed correctly for tdc.
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great post. clearly your friend has a 24x, and you've had an abundant number of bearing failures from turning your motor incredibly hard. Not sure what else you've brought to the thread so far? It is what it is, I'm not looking for blind appreciation or pats on the back, hell I don't even have a stock pcm or working opti myself. But lets be realistic about the 24x, LTCC, SDI, Delteq, etc.
Repin your own harness, buy used coils/brackets/harness/computer for a couple hundred, win?
Since when does engine level have to do with opti failure? I've never heard of one of those going on a stock motor
Alas, I yield to your overwhelming expertise and return to the rock I crawled out from. I shall look for a drop in the bucket too unless you have some to spare?
Where did I say rotor? You get bearing end play which triggers the self-destruct mode. I don't remember seeing an opti sensor on my buddy's efi setup
Don't get me wrong here I think its fair pricing and cool that you are trying to develop something for us but I really don't see what you are fixing and wonder what issues you will run into if someone's balancer hub wasn't installed correctly for tdc.
Since when does engine level have to do with opti failure? I've never heard of one of those going on a stock motor
Alas, I yield to your overwhelming expertise and return to the rock I crawled out from. I shall look for a drop in the bucket too unless you have some to spare?
Where did I say rotor? You get bearing end play which triggers the self-destruct mode. I don't remember seeing an opti sensor on my buddy's efi setup
Don't get me wrong here I think its fair pricing and cool that you are trying to develop something for us but I really don't see what you are fixing and wonder what issues you will run into if someone's balancer hub wasn't installed correctly for tdc.
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Very interesting, glad I haven't pulled the trigger on the 24x yet. What would the price point be for a Gen 1 SBC setup? I assume the Gen 1 setup would use a Vortec distributor for the cam signal like the 24x?