better pick up a new water pump to go with the new opti. last thing you want is a old water pump leaking on a new opti. just like plugs, first time opti change is an adventure. lol. i think i liked changing the opit better than plugs. fyi, plug wires are easier to change with the water pump and opti out of the way. have you seen shbox yet 4th Gen LT1 F-Body Tech Aids lots of good stuff

 

Do you think i should just do the opti or should i try the icm first?

 

well we would all feel real stupid if you changed the opti and then the icm did the trick. lol. i had a extra module in the car up until i changed the system. do a lot of driving out in the boonies where cell phones dont work

 

Well i ordered the opti yesturday and it came in 2 hours later. I went to pick it up and it was supposed to be new but had grease and fingerpirnts all over it then the spline peice fell out so i had them order another one. Should be here around 2 today.

Now my question is are the optisparks on my 94 non veted because i sware he said it was vented yesturday?it is a richpotor opti thay comes with cap and rotor. I read that some of the new ones may come vented. Is this going to work?

Also i decided not to do the opti myself. Im going to take it to my uncle's buddies shop. What is an average price for labor to switch it out.

 

Yours, and "factory replacement" ones are unvented. The MSD I put on mine though, comes upgraded to being vented.

 

Well the one orielys had i believe was vented and they ordered it for me. Could it be an upgraded one? Will it work on my car.

 

probably looking at 150-200 bucks to install. did you get a new water pump to go with new opti/? dont want old water pump to leak on new opti.

 

this is what yours should look like. http://shbox.com/1/93-94_opti.jpg

here is what a 95-97 looks like http://shbox.com/1/opti_back.jpg

venting system http://shbox.com/ci/opti_vent.jpg

 

this is what mine looks like. it seems to be the same. the keyhole looks a bit different though.

 

Is there a way to see if the water pump is bad. I really dont want to get another water pump. I did buy the gasket though