Another Opti ?
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Another Opti ? In reading the info on delteq and msd and ltcc im confused on whether this system eliminates the distributor all together or if not do you have to buy that along with the system. B/c im looking and most of the systems are 600-700 but if you have to buy the distri. also 1000 is a little insane any help will be good. Gotta get this info so i can order the right part lol. Dont want to waste 600 dollars and get the wrong thing.
Originally Posted by MillerT/a
In reading the info on delteq and msd and ltcc im confused on whether this system eliminates the distributor all together or if not do you have to buy that along with the system. B/c im looking and most of the systems are 600-700 but if you have to buy the distri. also 1000 is a little insane any help will be good. Gotta get this info so i can order the right part lol. Dont want to waste 600 dollars and get the wrong thing.
Best thing to do before buying anything is to have your PCM scanned for codes and see if your opti is throwing any. The codes that are dealbreakers for a Delteq or LTCC are codes 16 and 36, which are for the high and low res pulse signals from the optical sensor. That'll give you a better indication of what you'll need to replace.
Last edited by thesoundandthefury; Jun 13, 2006 at 03:49 AM.
Originally Posted by MillerT/a
so if its not throwing any codes then all i need to buy is the kit and not a new distributor?
Last edited by thesoundandthefury; Jun 13, 2006 at 04:53 AM.
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Originally Posted by thesoundandthefury
Only the high and low res pulse codes, (16 & 36), are what will make a Delteq or LTCC not work. Any other codes don't matter. As long as you don't have those codes you will not need a new distributor.
Originally Posted by Bowtie Boy
Would codes 16 and 36 turn on the SES light?
The high and low res signals tend to be "all or nothing" in terms of whether your car will run or not. If your car is still running, but running like crap, I'd consider the cap&rotor, coil, ICM, plug wires, plugs, wiring harness as culprits before worrying about it being the optical sensor.
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I personally don't think that I am going to get a Delteq or MSD if my optispark goes. I have had great success with it. My first lasted for over 113K miles. I changed it not because of lack of functionality or performance but because of regular maintenance. My new one has over 30k miles with no problems.
OEM Optisparks are around $300 dollars. The MSD version has not been proven enough to say whether its really that much better. If it dies at ~100k miles was it really worth it for an extra $200? Not IMHO.
OEM Optisparks are around $300 dollars. The MSD version has not been proven enough to say whether its really that much better. If it dies at ~100k miles was it really worth it for an extra $200? Not IMHO.
Originally Posted by jrivera04
I personally don't think that I am going to get a Delteq or MSD if my optispark goes. I have had great success with it. My first lasted for over 113K miles. I changed it not because of lack of functionality or performance but because of regular maintenance. My new one has over 30k miles with no problems.
OEM Optisparks are around $300 dollars. The MSD version has not been proven enough to say whether its really that much better. If it dies at ~100k miles was it really worth it for an extra $200? Not IMHO.
OEM Optisparks are around $300 dollars. The MSD version has not been proven enough to say whether its really that much better. If it dies at ~100k miles was it really worth it for an extra $200? Not IMHO.
Alot of optisparks, (including mine before it went bad and I installed my Delteq), last a long time, but there are just as many that don't. There are people who are on their 4th and 5th opti. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of rhyme or reason as to what makes one opti last 100K+ miles and one last a week. Getting a "good" optispark is almost like winning the lottery.
In a nutshell: anybody who is faced with the situation of needing a new optispark has the odds stacked against them that the new one they get will last as long as the old one, based on the optispark's track record. The Delteq and LTCC help those odds considerably by eliminating the opti's weak link. I guess if you wanted to find a reason to justify the cost of one: how about peace of mind?
