Is there an "ideal" year LT1 to get?
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You can upgrade the optispark to a 95 one, but it will require a 95 style camshaft, timing cover, optispark, optispark harness and some other minor things. Lots of work in other words.
If you're confident that the 94 you're looking at is really a nice car and has been well taken care of, why not, go for it. Some people exagerate the optispark problems. If everything's good, no leaks and such then it will last a long time so no real problems there.
If you're confident that the 94 you're looking at is really a nice car and has been well taken care of, why not, go for it. Some people exagerate the optispark problems. If everything's good, no leaks and such then it will last a long time so no real problems there.
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Originally posted by 6spd69PowrSlyde
well dont know about the motor, but they beefed up the t56 in 94, so dont get the weak 93 tranny!
well dont know about the motor, but they beefed up the t56 in 94, so dont get the weak 93 tranny!
They didn't beef the trans up in 94, they changed the gearing. The 93 T-56 isn't weak.
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Originally posted by Ghettoraid
Hmph.
Can anyone with OBDII / heavy mods confirm/deny this?
Hmph.
Can anyone with OBDII / heavy mods confirm/deny this?
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Originally posted by madwolf
I DO custom programming on both OBDIs and OBDIIs. Check my website at www.madz28.com if you need further confirmation....
I DO custom programming on both OBDIs and OBDIIs. Check my website at www.madz28.com if you need further confirmation....
Last thing I'd want to have to do is disable the light...
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That's what the programming is for. You can disable specific codes (such as the one for the AIR pump if for instance you installed some Hooker Long Tube headers), not the light itself.
You would also have to disable it in the OBDI, it's just that the OBDII keeps a much tighter watch over things and it has quite a bit more codes to throw than the OBDI.
You would also have to disable it in the OBDI, it's just that the OBDII keeps a much tighter watch over things and it has quite a bit more codes to throw than the OBDI.
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Originally posted by madwolf
That's what the programming is for. You can disable specific codes (such as the one for the AIR pump if for instance you installed some Hooker Long Tube headers), not the light itself.
You would also have to disable it in the OBDI, it's just that the OBDII keeps a much tighter watch over things and it has quite a bit more codes to throw than the OBDI.
That's what the programming is for. You can disable specific codes (such as the one for the AIR pump if for instance you installed some Hooker Long Tube headers), not the light itself.
You would also have to disable it in the OBDI, it's just that the OBDII keeps a much tighter watch over things and it has quite a bit more codes to throw than the OBDI.
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Originally posted by Ghettoraid
with obd1 cars, you can turn igniton on, off, on, off, the CEL will then blink... the number/sequence in which it blinks will tell you what the error code is..
with obd1 cars, you can turn igniton on, off, on, off, the CEL will then blink... the number/sequence in which it blinks will tell you what the error code is..
You sure about that? You can plug in a low tech code reader that will, through a series of coded flashes, tell you what is wrong. I don't think it does that on the actual dash SES light. In fact I think the '93 is the only year you can use that flashing reader although I could easily be wrong about that.
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Well just for info. Pa has a new emissions standard out due to take effect in December. Basically if your car is OBD2 they hook up a scanner that will tell them if any emissions controls have been tampered with..VERY bad news for OBD2 cars. My car is OBD1 which means I only have to pass a "visual" inspection. Bummer since my Hooker LT's have to go bye-bye by next year....but good for me in the long run in that I can do not have to pass any sniffer type test. So I can have any cam, any heads, etc. and as long as the car has its original cat and air pump hardware and EGR tube I'm fine. Sucks to be in PA now. However I'm darn glad I found this '95 I'm be sick if I had an OBD2 car.
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Originally posted by Ghettoraid
Ohhh so it's not just adding performance... it's about making OBDII less annoying... sounds good... I'll let you know if i need it done... thanks!
Ohhh so it's not just adding performance... it's about making OBDII less annoying... sounds good... I'll let you know if i need it done... thanks!
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Originally posted by baron4406
Well just for info. Pa has a new emissions standard out due to take effect in December. Basically if your car is OBD2 they hook up a scanner that will tell them if any emissions controls have been tampered with..VERY bad news for OBD2 cars. My car is OBD1 which means I only have to pass a "visual" inspection. Bummer since my Hooker LT's have to go bye-bye by next year....but good for me in the long run in that I can do not have to pass any sniffer type test. So I can have any cam, any heads, etc. and as long as the car has its original cat and air pump hardware and EGR tube I'm fine. Sucks to be in PA now. However I'm darn glad I found this '95 I'm be sick if I had an OBD2 car.
Well just for info. Pa has a new emissions standard out due to take effect in December. Basically if your car is OBD2 they hook up a scanner that will tell them if any emissions controls have been tampered with..VERY bad news for OBD2 cars. My car is OBD1 which means I only have to pass a "visual" inspection. Bummer since my Hooker LT's have to go bye-bye by next year....but good for me in the long run in that I can do not have to pass any sniffer type test. So I can have any cam, any heads, etc. and as long as the car has its original cat and air pump hardware and EGR tube I'm fine. Sucks to be in PA now. However I'm darn glad I found this '95 I'm be sick if I had an OBD2 car.
My only concern is that my area is switching to dyno based smogging... gonna be a lot tougher to pass..
Hoping my ''hookup" for smogging will still be valid .. heh
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"with obd1 cars, you can turn igniton on, off, on, off, the CEL will then blink"
That was a chrysler thing,(and mitsu) But they stopped doing it in the last couple years because it made it too easy for backyard mechanics.
here is a list of some of the major differences.
1993. No MAF sensor speed density only / 4L60 insted of 4l60E (electronicly shifted if you go with an A4) Im not sure about the differences in the manual transmissions. Batch fire! not sequensial. sp? Although they seem like they got the shaft in many areas the best stock times i've seen were 93s.
1994 Got a MAF, SFI, better trans still single cat and unvented opti.
1995 I think the following changes were made mid 95
OBD II, dual cats, cam change, not noticeably different.
1996 no change from late 95 except 96 and 97 A4s dont seem to hold up too well. In-fact, I had 3 friends run into problems between 60k and 70k on their A4s on 96-97s but many 94 guys are well over 100k.
1997 got new wheels, digital dash, a second, cigarette lighter, a different centor counsole?(ive seen 97s with the old one too) Still OBD II still dual cats, and a new timing cover to accomadate a crank sensor that the car didnt have before.
I love my 94, I really dont think there is a best year. If you really like the digital dash and dont want to have to ever touch your paint youd probibly be best getting a 97. Otherwise It doesnt matter.
That was a chrysler thing,(and mitsu) But they stopped doing it in the last couple years because it made it too easy for backyard mechanics.
here is a list of some of the major differences.
1993. No MAF sensor speed density only / 4L60 insted of 4l60E (electronicly shifted if you go with an A4) Im not sure about the differences in the manual transmissions. Batch fire! not sequensial. sp? Although they seem like they got the shaft in many areas the best stock times i've seen were 93s.
1994 Got a MAF, SFI, better trans still single cat and unvented opti.
1995 I think the following changes were made mid 95
OBD II, dual cats, cam change, not noticeably different.
1996 no change from late 95 except 96 and 97 A4s dont seem to hold up too well. In-fact, I had 3 friends run into problems between 60k and 70k on their A4s on 96-97s but many 94 guys are well over 100k.
1997 got new wheels, digital dash, a second, cigarette lighter, a different centor counsole?(ive seen 97s with the old one too) Still OBD II still dual cats, and a new timing cover to accomadate a crank sensor that the car didnt have before.
I love my 94, I really dont think there is a best year. If you really like the digital dash and dont want to have to ever touch your paint youd probibly be best getting a 97. Otherwise It doesnt matter.
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I once would have said 95 hands down because all the editing software is cheaper for OBD1 and the vented opti. Now that the OBD2 cars dont have to go on the sniffer for emissions I would say 96-97 has a slight edge. So 95-97 is what I would look at....find the best car you can in those years at a good price and buy it.
