torqhead or EFI connection?

**waltsfastz** · 07-29-2016, 09:54 PM

All was going well Tuesday night. making some short passes and tuning on the spray. Car had a misfire on the 2 previous passes. 3rd pass about 60' is backfired a littleand died. although it is still on the trailor im thinking it is the 20 year old Gm opti, or the 15 year old carquest cap and rotor took a crap after many 7K spins. With that being said which is the best way to go. Im planning on repinning for a standard 411 PCM and making coil brackets so basicly Im needing the cam/crank sensor setups and reluter wheels. I think I can go with the EFI a little cheaper but a lot more work making the stock timing cover work with a double roller chain. also I dread dropping the front of the oil pan(that doesnt leak) to install the relucter wheel. The torqhead cost a little more but would be much easier to install. Any input suggestions or corrections?
However if it is the opti and it is Just the cap/rotor Im gonna try to piece it back togather for the shootout and deal with this this winter

**firebird_1995** · 07-29-2016, 10:02 PM

I'm getting ready to list some 24x stuff if you're interested in going that route

**waltsfastz** · 07-29-2016, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by firebird_1995

I'm getting ready to list some 24x stuff if you're interested in going that route

What all do you have? Shoot me a PM. Are you going another route or keeping an opti?

**firebird_1995** · 07-29-2016, 11:03 PM

I'm running a carb and msd crank trigger. Pm sent

**shownomercy** · 07-30-2016, 11:35 AM

Personally I would give any new product sufficient time to work out bugs, so if you had to upgrade now, 24x would get my vote. Not saying torqhead is bad, but it is unproven at the moment IMO.

**Chopstix** · 07-30-2016, 06:17 PM

torqhead...unless you want the hassle of installing the reluctor/timing cover, repining/replacing the harness

**waltsfastz** · 07-30-2016, 10:18 PM

Tore it apart today and found part of the rotor slung through the side of the cap. luckily I had some parts to fix it. Got itback running and drove it roughly 40 miles. Everything back clicking along. However Im gonna go with something this winter if this one will last that long.