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Old Sep 13, 2022 | 03:10 PM
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On an 1996 LT-1 is a new opti spark ready to install by



Vented opti spark with numbers 1 straight across from #6 Stamped on back see picture
just lining up the notch on a non splind opti or do I need to set top dead center or any timing. Basically is this plug and play out of the box?
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Old Sep 13, 2022 | 03:18 PM
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Plug and play. No need to set at TDC. Just don't force it and it is impossible to install wrong. Dan
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Plug and play. No need to set at TDC. Just don't force it and it is impossible to install wrong. Dan
Correct. All of these distributors (first generation or second generation) are keyed such that they cannot be indexed incorrectly with the camshaft, unless you try to force it into place when the alignment is not correct. The keying is implemented differently between the two generations of units, but they are all keyed.

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plug and play. No need to set at tdc. Just don't force it and it is impossible to install wrong. Dan
lol!
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lol!
I don't understand the LOL!. Can you explain please? Dan
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Originally Posted by Rejiy
it means Laugh out Loud . My daughter uses lol while texting me 😂 that’s how I got to know eventually
Thanks, I knew that. Was just asking why my answer got a LOL. Dan

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it means Laugh out Loud . My daughter uses lol while texting me 😂 that’s how I got to know eventually
Most, if not all of us know that. What inquiring minds want to know is how you are connected to the Corvette world. You showed up and joined the forum on 9/15/22.

Just in time to put 3 non-Corvette related comments down. No introduction, no I have a Corvette, just joined out the blue ...............

While everyone on CF forum welcomes people who have or admire or have something to contribute, professional forum
joiners really don't contribute anything.

So, please, tell us your story ????
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Originally Posted by drcook
Most, if not all of us know that. What inquiring minds want to know is how you are connected to the Corvette world. You showed up and joined the forum on 9/15/22.

Just in time to put 3 non-Corvette related comments down. No introduction, no I have a Corvette, just joined out the blue ...............

While everyone on CF forum welcomes people who have or admire or have something to contribute, professional forum
joiners really don't contribute anything.

So, please, tell us your story ????
You’ll know the story when the next move is replying to a WTB post with a Venmo link.
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He/she/it was actually back here today at 4:48 PM according to the forum statistics. If there is a story, I would almost lay odds that it should be in the Fiction section at Barnes and Noble.
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Back at 8:39 am this morning. Still no reply as to how connected to the Corvette world.
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Back at 8:18 pm yesterday evening. Still no reply as to how connected to the Corvette world.

and 7:45 this morning.

Maybe a moderator can check them out to see if its a scammer casing the place as alluded to above.

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I was just curious why he thought my answer deserved a LOL. I thought my answer was correct and respectful. Dan
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Originally Posted by Whaleman
I was just curious why he thought my answer deserved a LOL. I thought my answer was correct and respectful. Dan
If you notice, the logon ID has been deleted, along with the 3 non-sensical posts.
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