Opti Eliminator preview...
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Opti Eliminator preview... 
Here are some mock up type pictures so you guys can visualize what I'm doing. The cam sensor will have an aluminum bracket that will be set up by me for the correct airgap and aligned for TDC. Also pictured is the signal converter that will make the stock pcm happy with nice, consistant square wave signals. Sorry it's a frigid 40 degrees outside right now, so just imagine the big crank trigger wheel and sensor on the balancer with a powdercoated bracket
Yes it will still utilize the optispark as a distributor, but I believe an aftermarket cap & rotor will not have any reliability issues unless some of you are running HVC II coils on a stock computer
The only "difficult" part of this was finding the right high quality electronics capable of delivering the very high resolution the LT1 PCM needs. I believe I have gotten the combination correct, and will begin testing on a local stock LT1 in the next month or so. This will be similar to the design of the original Electromotive kit from ~10 years ago, however my design will give both the high and low resolution signals for trouble-free sequential injection.
Another application I see for this is relatively low cost EFI retrofitting to a traditional sbc/bbc considering an LT1 PCM and harness can be had for less than 150 dollars. I have a compatible reluctor and pickup for a traditional distributor in the works, but not as far along as the opti replacement setup.
Tentative pricing for this setup will be ~550 dollars, which would include a new non-optispark base unit, msd cap/rotor, and all bracketry, sensors, reluctors, wiring harness, etc.
The only "difficult" part of this was finding the right high quality electronics capable of delivering the very high resolution the LT1 PCM needs. I believe I have gotten the combination correct, and will begin testing on a local stock LT1 in the next month or so. This will be similar to the design of the original Electromotive kit from ~10 years ago, however my design will give both the high and low resolution signals for trouble-free sequential injection.
Another application I see for this is relatively low cost EFI retrofitting to a traditional sbc/bbc considering an LT1 PCM and harness can be had for less than 150 dollars. I have a compatible reluctor and pickup for a traditional distributor in the works, but not as far along as the opti replacement setup.
Tentative pricing for this setup will be ~550 dollars, which would include a new non-optispark base unit, msd cap/rotor, and all bracketry, sensors, reluctors, wiring harness, etc.
Last edited by Wicked94Z; Feb 27, 2011 at 05:49 PM.
You do know that is a raised panel garage door the parts are propped up against dont you?
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the teeth are shallow but it'll provide a great waveform. The sensor has a very small (.01") pickup on it and it does fine up to 50kHz or so. The big wheel is ~8" in diameter the smaller wheels will fit inside an opti.
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Such an awesome price for something this promising! i wish i didnt have to replace my opti asap last week... i woulda loved to be a guinea pig for your set up wicked 
im sure i will be one day tho
im sure i will be one day tho 
Looks good!! the big wheel going to mount on the dampner? I'll be your guinea pig!! although I maybe pulling my motor back out soon, LMK when you have a little spare time, id like to get a second opinon on my issue... sorry for the little 
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although I maybe pulling my motor back out soon, LMK when you have a little spare time, id like to get a second opinon on my issue... sorry for the little ... 
Great news!!! When are these going to be available is the question everyone wants to know? Im putting my motor in come spring time and would love to have this setup on it and having not to have to touch that bloddy opti for a long long long time!
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I'm getting a damn red x for the pic. Could you email it to me? Might be interested as my motor is out of the car at the moment lol
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