LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 08:41 PM
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my friend has a 97 LT1 and the rotor in the optispark keeps breaking, any suggestions?
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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 08:49 PM
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did yall tighten it?
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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 09:12 PM
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if you keep putting a rotor in it, maybe the plastic plate behind the rotor is warped, have you tried new optispark??? if so like gun said did you tighten it????
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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 11:39 PM
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throw a little loctite on the screws that hold the rotor on, and any other little screws in the opti you can access. seems sometimes these little screws can back out and ruin everything. 20k on mine with loctite and no problems.
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Old Nov 15, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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we've done all of that and is still breaking. is the msd opti good or should he go with the ls1 coil pack conversion
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