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05-05-2012, 09:20 AM

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Cali / cams / smog

Aloha gang,

Wondering how big of a cam you can get away with before failing a smog test?
Mahalo.

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05-05-2012, 12:17 PM

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Technically all cams will fail in Cali,
but with a good tuner yo can get away with a 224/224. 114 lsa

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05-07-2012, 12:18 AM

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You'll want to keep the valve overlap to -4* or more.

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05-07-2012, 12:22 AM

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my brother passed with a 222/230 114lsa, no problem

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05-07-2012, 12:50 AM

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who needs to know you got a big *** cam,,,

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05-07-2012, 01:12 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by trans_am7935

my brother passed with a 222/230 114lsa, no problem

So I guess he has a really good tuner that knows how to get it dialed in for smog then.

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