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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 05:51 PM
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Can any one tell me about emission test with gm hot cam. The good the bad and the ugly.
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 10:59 PM
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The Hot cam has -.5* overlap, you'll need a cam with at least -4* overlap and a good tune to pass in CA., or anywhere that has adopted California's screwed-up smog standards. If there's no tailpipe emissions checked where you live then as long as you car isn't throwing any codes you'll be fine.
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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get a custom cam from Predator-Z,Damian,or Patrick-G ,they know cams.
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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There was some guy on the Norcal LS1 site called "mystic" something back in the day that actually got a hotcam to pass emmisions.
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