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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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in santa paula .
cool like i said pm me the shop i go to is also in the 805! a bit north but still in the 805!
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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I'd do a cam, verter, and tune...since your engine is basically a sbc, the cam should be considerably cheaper than a GENIII cam...unless that has changed since I bought my last one before I bought this truck 11 years ago
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by budhayes3
I'd do a cam, verter, and tune...since your engine is basically a sbc, the cam should be considerably cheaper than a GENIII cam...unless that has changed since I bought my last one before I bought this truck 11 years ago
Yeah I was about to say that. If he had a GenIII though he would eat up through that budget pretty quick unless he got used parts.

You might want to invest in some Long Tube headers also if you haven't already, if you run a cam on the stock manifolds you won't get anywhere near the cams full potential.
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 09:23 PM
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Yea, the headers always made a big difference on my old cammed sbc's...but if it's not in the budget I'd do the cam first, just my preference
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 09:29 PM
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I would think about cam, rockers, intake, headers, and a tune. I am not a huge N20 fan, but that is the best way to make cheap power.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 09:23 PM
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Are you guys in CA with these big cams haveing trouble with getting your truck to pass smog ? would a lt4 hot cam or a zz4 cam have trouble passing a sniffer ??
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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we have our ways
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 10:10 PM
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lol we had a shop here in town that would pass you for 150 but they been gone for a few years now .
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