LT1 and a rear dist.

spray power · 12-24-2006, 01:09 AM

Have a 97 lt1 car that we would like to use a older engine in. We can get around the water problem with the lt1 intake put need help with the dist. and the wire of it, any help or info would be greatly thought of....thanks

shoebox · 12-24-2006, 10:20 AM

You have the same post in another forum. Why not delete one of them and save the moderators the aggravation?

[edit]...make that 2 other forums. One post in one forum is really enough.

RE AND CHERYL · 12-24-2006, 04:08 PM

WHat are you trying to do? Are you trying to install a genI motor and use the LT1 fuel injection? If so, it won't work. The LT1 PCM has to have the Opti in order to work at all. There is no distrubutor you can install that will work with the LT1 PCM.

Why not install a TPI motor with a mini ram manifold. It's a good set up.

rskrause · 12-24-2006, 04:54 PM

The LT1 intake is excellent for a factory intake, but it ain't nothing compared to the various aftermarket pieces available. I assume you know this and want to use it so that you can also easily use the LT1 FI. As was already posted, the stock PCM needs the signals from the Opti. This makes what you are considering impractical. So, I'd suggest either just using a carb and forgetting the LT1 intake or an aftermarket ECU. Or, just use an entire LT1.

Rich

Injuneer · 12-24-2006, 11:30 PM

Someone posted a Gen 1 SBC into LT1 chassis conversion, including a photo of the Opti optical sensor mounted on top of a conventional distributor shaft, under the cowl. Search on LT1/LT4 Engine Tech.

FirebatLT1 · 12-25-2006, 02:17 AM

The link: http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=489168

Similar idea: What about using the cam sensor off of the Gen I, like the 1996 vortec truck engine's distributor and cam sensor? Then use the 94-95 LT1 pcm and wiring harness and all other LT1 components (except the opti of course), and use an electric water pump. Use 94-95 LT1 pcm so a crank sensor wouldn't be needed.

Or is it a totally different signal output on the vortec cam sensor compared to the opti's signal?

speedygonzales · 12-25-2006, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Injuneer

Someone posted a Gen 1 SBC into LT1 chassis conversion, including a photo of the Opti optical sensor mounted on top of a conventional distributor shaft, under the cowl. Search on LT1/LT4 Engine Tech.

No disrespect intended but first you kill his post in the LT1 forum and then you tell him to go back and look there.

Perhaps you should have killed this post and left the LT1 active!?

As far as this guys intentions to put a rear distributor in a 4th gen F body. Every time the thing runs funny and you want to check cap or rotor, what would need to be done? Remove the engine?

I know there is no possible way to get the distributor out once the engine is in there. How about even getting your hand on the cap once it's in?

Injuneer · 12-25-2006, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedygonzales

No disrespect intended but first you kill his post in the LT1 forum and then you tell him to go back and look there.

Perhaps you should have killed this post and left the LT1 active!?

If you'd like to debate what I did or why I did it, please do it per board guidelines, in an e-mail. Otherwise, please don't get involved in something that does not involve you.

spray power · 12-26-2006, 01:27 PM

they said use there 8366 dist. and use a ecm from a 87-93 car, or 87-95 truck. Will this work and will the ecm still controll everything else? If anyone has done this or knows if this will work and whats involfed please let me know. Thanks

joking78 · 12-26-2006, 02:41 PM

look at this and see it if helps
http://www.lt1intake.com/services.htm

mdacton · 12-27-2006, 05:49 PM

my friend is converting a TPI motor to a LT1 intake and reusing his harness etc. and putting the whole in there for dist.

BTW you can get an MSD crab cap dist. in and out with the motor in the car...check out some of the nmca cars