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Old Apr 22, 2004 | 10:32 PM
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spend the extra few hundred dollars and get a converter otherwise you'll likely be slower than stock with most of the cams I've seen recommended...honestly with 2.73 gears it would take you forever to get into a 231/237's powerband 4000rpms+...even the smaller 224 cams dont make peak tq till 4500-5000rpms so in my personal opinion get the vert & the cam at the same time otherwise you'll be looking at the same timeslips as you did before if not worse depending on how big you actually go. If you just want the lope pull one of your plug wires
Just to let you know the ls1 stock doesn't make peak tq until like 4500 anyways. And I am going to get my 3.42s put in this weekend.
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Old Apr 22, 2004 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by blu98ta
Just to let you know the ls1 stock doesn't make peak tq until like 4500 anyways. And I am going to get my 3.42s put in this weekend.
im just going on my dyno when i had my borla & lid and it made peak @4 but then it flatlines from 4-4500 so either way its around there
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Old Apr 22, 2004 | 10:47 PM
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hey foff667 can you pass the sniffer with that 231/237 cam?
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Old Apr 23, 2004 | 12:08 AM
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no, no , no and no....... but i wish lol
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Old Apr 23, 2004 | 07:00 AM
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hey foff667 can you pass the sniffer with that 231/237 cam?
um well um sorta weve got plug & play in NJ so technically if i slip one of the guys a $20 to overlook my cat delete exhaust as long as he doesnt see any codes its possible I could pass but if youve actually got a sniffer, nope aint happnin.
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Old Apr 23, 2004 | 12:05 PM
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so your saying there is a plug n play and a sniffer test? In tx all i have to worry about is the plug n play, they don't put anything in my tailpipes. So i could go with a bigger cam right?
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I am going to do the XER/ 220/561@112 or 114 along with my Yank 3500 & 323 gears. You sacrifice "nothing" with this set up. Perfect for my daily driver and ought to be around 370 or better to the wheels.
What do you guys think? Anyone running( have ran ) this combo?
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 12:35 PM
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Hey when I go in for emmisions testing nothing gets put in my tailpipe. All they do is plug the computer in unfer the dash. So doesn't that mean that I don't have to worry about the sniffer?
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Originally Posted by PewterY2KZ28
I am going to do the XER/ 220/561@112 or 114 along with my Yank 3500 & 323 gears. You sacrifice "nothing" with this set up. Perfect for my daily driver and ought to be around 370 or better to the wheels.
What do you guys think? Anyone running( have ran ) this combo?
With that cam you sacrifice the torque and hp you could have had with a 224, which will still pass emissions and live with your daily driver.
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Hey when I go in for emmisions testing nothing gets put in my tailpipe. All they do is plug the computer in under the dash. So doesn't that mean that I don't have to worry about the sniffer?
Any help with this guys?
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