I just did this. I replaced the CD/DVD drive in my Pismo (10.2.8... soon to be 10.3) with a new LG GCC-4240 combo DVD read, CDRW drive. Great drive. Fast and works great with burning (you can get files off of xlr8yourmac.com so that you can burn from iTunes in both OS 9 and 10). The only catch is I haven't quite figured out what I am going to do for a drive faceplate yet (I've only had it about a week). I got the LG brand drive thinking that the original faceplate might fit it, unfortunately it is not even close. It came with a black faceplate that had to be removed to install it in the expansion bay drive caddy. I am probably just going to use a grinder to remove some of the extra plastic nubs off this faceplate so that I can reattach it without it interfering with the drive caddy. It won't be the curvy faceplate like the Apple original, it'll be flat and recessed a couple of millimeters. Not perfect but good enough that it will be acceptable.
If anyone is interested in doing this I got this drive from pcretro.com (www.pcretro.com) for ~$100 and the sales guy was Richard Bunk (no affiliation other than I'm a satisfied customer) and you can contact Richard at 301/937-8440 (Maryland). There are other drives available that will work in a Pismo (check out xlr8yourmac.com) so check them all out before deciding. If you have any followup questions, feel free to drop me a line.
... Eric
Best solution to something like this is buy a bare CD-RW or Combo drive (you can find some decent, but pricey ones on eBay) and replace the drive in your caddy. These drives are designed to not spin up to high speeds like that, and will read any disc you throw at it much more easily. Plus you get burning ability in your Pismo.
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