They should just shoot the engineer that came up with the Optispark.
Just saying...
It's funny you would mention that! Optispark was designed and produced my Mitsubushi for Nissan 10 years before ever appearing on a GM Product. TEN YEARS and no issues to speak of on the Nissan engines. Then CHEVROLET ENGINEERS adapted it to the LT1. Put it behind the water pump, mounted it low in the water and road debris, and there you have it a POS ignition system. If not for the POWERTRAIN DIVISION, Chevrolet may have gone under too. Think about the engines we love. In the 1980's PONTIAC engineers were given "PROVEN" Chevrolet designs of the SBC and BBC variety, they immediately improved them both drastically. Yes, I would say compared to Pontiac Engineers, the Chevy guys were underachievers. That's why I love the PONTIAC engine.
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