whats the diff between vented and nonvented opti's

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Sep 25, 2006 | 08:24 PM

trouse40

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whats the diff between vented and nonvented opti's

my 94 i beleive came with a nonvented opti can i run a vented? the vented are cheaper and seem more durable. i need to buy a new one and need some info!

Sep 25, 2006 | 08:26 PM

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You'll need a different timing cover I believe. Some other misc. parts. There is a conversion kit around.

Sep 25, 2006 | 08:27 PM

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is it better to do the conversion

Sep 25, 2006 | 08:29 PM

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If you go vented. There's a place for the built up moisture to go.

Sep 25, 2006 | 08:43 PM

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If you have a stock cam you will also have to change that out, or have the hole in front of it redrilled. Aftermarket cams already have the bigger hole. You could also get the MSD for '92-'94, it's vented. Here's a link on what you need to change over if you don't go with the MSD.

http://para.noid.org/~muttvette/opti.html

Sep 26, 2006 | 09:18 PM

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There is a bunch of stuff that you have to change around. Timing Cover, Cam Pin, and get the Vacumn Connection on the Intake for it, and the 2 Vacumn Lines.