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Originally Posted by Warship2k15
Why would anyone go thru all the work to put in a cam that in my opinion isn’t very good and get minimal gains.
The 480 they talk about is without any accessory’s.
The ls3 puts out 426 with all the accessory’s.
So you would probably end up with 20-35 hp gain.
There are much better cams out there.
Guys are getting 480 at the wheels on the ls3s with a good camshaft.
That’s over 576 engine hp with the accessory’s included.
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I'm interested in a relatively mild upgrade. Here in CA we no longer have tailpipe emissions testing, for 2000 & up models, but we do still have biennial smog check that looks at things like tampering with smog parts, adding non-approved mods (which a lopey cam would fall under), as well as OBD port scans for non-approved tunes, etc.
Basically, I'd like to get a little bump in power and still f'fly under the radar'' with the smog police, if possible.
Regarding the crate engine aspect-- it would be nice to have the 2 year, 50K mile warranty at least-- since I have no warranty at all right now.