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Old May 15, 2011 | 10:56 PM
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I am thinking about going to a eficonnection set up on my 1997 TA. I am tired of opti problems and now my harness seems to have a short that I can not track down; the eficonnection will get rid of both my stock harness and opti. How do you guys that are running this system like it?
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Old May 16, 2011 | 05:11 AM
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I am thinking about going to a eficonnection set up on my 1997 TA. I am tired of opti problems and now my harness seems to have a short that I can not track down; the eficonnection will get rid of both my stock harness and opti. How do you guys that are running this system like it?
EFI Connection = company name
24x System = LS1 PCM conversion

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Old May 16, 2011 | 10:53 AM
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Nice system, awesome customer service.
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Old May 16, 2011 | 11:04 AM
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The EFI Connection 24x LS1 PCM setup is THE single best improvement for the LT1 engine in my opinion. A must for guys like us that stick with the LT1
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Old May 16, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by JasonShort
The EFI Connection 24x LS1 PCM setup is THE single best improvement for the LT1 engine in my opinion. A must for guys like us that stick with the LT1
Share same sentiment here...
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Old May 17, 2011 | 09:07 PM
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Agreed, having a 93 of all years it was well worth the money in my case. Being able to tune the car with Hptuners and not having to mess with burning chips, not having to mess with speedo calibration boxes or speedo gears to correct for different gear ratios have all made it worth while for me. It's nuts how popular the system is, not on the internet but in real life, I know of at least 3 cars including my self running it in the Houston area alone.
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Old May 17, 2011 | 09:39 PM
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What are your plans for the car?

I have the 24X system and EFI Live.

If you want a badass engine management system without jumping to FAST, BS3, etc. Do lsx ignition + EFI Live.

EFI is more expensive, but more capable than HP.

They both work well though.
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Old May 17, 2011 | 10:58 PM
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i just got a part time job at oreilly and one of my friends that works at a auto shop just gave me a complete 5.3 ls motor so i have been looking into doing this swap. was debating on the ls swap but i may just find another vehicle to put it in.
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My friend mike have it in his 1995 500whp z28. He like it
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wtf, i was just on their website and seeing what all i needed and it said i would have to update my transmission electronics to newer electronics?
what is that all about? you will go broke trying to convert
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Old May 18, 2011 | 12:03 AM
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I really could stay with the stock ignition, but I just can not get my system to work correctly for long periods of time. My car is only a mild 355 build with le1 heads and lt4 hot cam; it should be fine with factory ignition. So what should I do switch over or spend more cash and time to get my factory ignition working correctly; only thing stopping me from going with the efi connection set up is the price and 12 week delay for the harness.
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I can help you out with some ideas on doing it much cheaper, and quicker if you would like.

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