H/C in CA.... ?
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Racer
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H/C in CA.... ?
hey guys... i am getting ready to pull the trigger on a smogable H/C set-up for my 2002 Z06.
i passed smog with my old SS
(ported LS1 castings, 222/224 .566/.568 114, LS6 intake)
and was wondering what specs you are running and if they passed the sniffer yet?
i am trying to figure out what is my MAX cam size and which HEADS have the best VALUE.
thanks!
dyno graphs welcome!
i passed smog with my old SS
(ported LS1 castings, 222/224 .566/.568 114, LS6 intake)
and was wondering what specs you are running and if they passed the sniffer yet?
i am trying to figure out what is my MAX cam size and which HEADS have the best VALUE.
thanks!
dyno graphs welcome!
Last edited by socal guy; Nov 6, 2007 at 07:15 PM.
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The best heads are Trickflows, AFR's, ETP, and TEA. These aren't cheap though. Patriot's, Texas Speed, and Livernois are good lower budget heads. The largest cam to pass smog in CA IS A 224/228 114.
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(mine is .221/.221 .560/.560 @114--passed easily could have gone a little bigger--however have never seen a 112 LSA pass -be careful with the LSA--114 or more
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Give him a call for details.
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Hi Keith. You're right, you can pass with a larger cam but the cars tune needs to be messed with before the smog check so it will pass. Adjusting the timing or Air-fuel ratio or something like that??
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
I got 224/228 581 and 588 lift on 114 with TFS 215 heads!
Passes along with the ProCharger!
Thanks,Matt
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Thanks,Matt
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I have a 224/226 114, TEA heads, Fast 90/90, u/d and all the normal stuff. The only part that fails in the visual on the LG lt headers. It will pass on the sniffer.
what kind of rwhp numbers did you make? 415ish? 380tq?
can you post or link your dyno graph?
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They had to be tuned to some degree to pass. However, I've seen a 224/224 114lsa fail CA smog. The owner took the car to his tuner, they changed a few parameters, and it passed with flying colors.
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