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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 10:24 AM
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this may belong in tech section but help me out. i am under the impression teh optispark got a little bit better each year and the 95-96 vett had the best optispark. did these opti improvments carry over to the F body as well? since they still made an LT1 powered F body in 97 wouldnt THEY have hte best optispark out there? One of my best friends is the general manager at a local shop and can get me GM parts for wholesale and if i order an opti for my 96 should i have to specify anything to make sure they dont just send me an opti that may be built like the 92 optis were? am i making sense? i just want to make sure i get the best one available
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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 10:36 AM
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I would get a genuine GM opti made for your 1996 Vette :cheers:
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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 10:50 AM
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how do i know it was made for my car though?
do they even still make the 92 opti design? i hope not
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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 10:53 AM
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how do i know it was made for my car though?
do they even still make the 92 opti design? i hope not
Didn't you say you had a friend who could get it from GM wholesale? Just order a 1996 opti :D


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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 02:16 PM
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Relax... '95-96 Vette and '95-97 F-body use the same opti.
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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 05:15 PM
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95 & up optisparks are vented. Find out the in service date on your car. Maybe if you are lucky, it was put on the road less than 7 years ago. In which case the optispark would be covered by the 7/70 Federal emissions warranty.
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