Want to add power but I live in California :-(

[JCunningham]

can't he do a cam. you can leave the exhaust stock. Id do gears and a cam.

[DOC52]

You could always "purchase a vacation home" and register your cars to that address...

[USAFS197]

Originally Posted by JCunningham

can't he do a cam. you can leave the exhaust stock. Id do gears and a cam.

Nope. Not any typical aftermarket cam, that is. I think at the absolute best, he could get away with may be an LS9/7 cam if the car were tuned to be smog friendly. At that rate, with the amount of money he'd spend doing it, it's most certainly not worth it.

In fact, I just so happen to call TSP about smog because I'm heading to Germany soon and inquired about whether or not their high flow cats would pass a sniffer, all things considering, if I were strapped to a smog machine in California. They were far more concerned with whether or not my cam was stock as that would have had a much greater impact than their high flow cats - that is, if my tune were able to cover up a really, really small cam with virtually no lope. The lope alone would cause you to fail.

[Magna_Flow]

There are plenty of options that can be done within the boundaries of Smog legality. As USAF said- CARB approved CAI, shorty header, and catback with a tune will work great! You would have to run a very mild cam to still pass smog, and it would not really be worth the money to most people for the minimal power gain.

[HAMBO]

Here's what you can do 100% legally:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=437263

[SS hp]

Hello Members, I'm brand new to the Camaro Forum but was a Corvette Forum member for 10 years.

I just picked up a 2010 Camaro SS (Auto) stock w/43K miles on her and i'm leaning towards the, Kenne Bell 2.8LC Mammoth Supercharger.
* TS9008-2.8LC KIT $7299.00 8-14 PSI KIT (2010 UP LS3, L99) INTERCOOLED (COMPLETE KIT) 2.8LC LIQUID COOLED

This will be my 1st Supercharger and my goal is to stay under 600 hp and not have to spend much more in upgrades except for these two oter mods that I have bought but not put on yet.....
• BORLA Cat-Back Exhaust ATAK part #140356
• Detroit Speed Inc. Speed Kit 2.

I live in CA so the Emissions Natzes factor into my mod decisions.

Feedback always welcome even neg. (I have a thick skin).

[hammdo]

Ck HAMBO's list in his post. Lots there...

-Don

[SS hp]

Originally Posted by USAFS197

There are plenty of other aspects to consider when it comes to modifying cars. I lived in California for over 25 years and the things I tend to focus on the most was suspension and over all refinement of the vehicle. The power aspect came secondary. Especially considering how terrible the traffic can be in the Bay Area.

Agreed, get rid of that stock suspension and replace it with a QUALITY one such as the Speed Kit 2 by Detroit Speed Inc. It will allow your existing hp to work efficiently. BUT adding a CARB approved Blower never hurts, like the 2.8LC Mammoth by Kenne Bell.

[christianchevell]

Funny I just noticed this post again and I was thinking the same thing that Edelbrock makes a kit that's Carb approved,..?

[xc_SS/RS]

LSA supercharger? It's gotta be CARB legal so you could also go that route. Check ADM Performance for the info

[Kopterman]

Your in the Bay Area. First thing you should do is get a very good theft deterrent.
Camaros are getting stolen left and right up there. Number one stolen car in that area!
Very professional thiefs can get in your car and disable everything and drive off with it in 60 seconds.

[RS Speedriver]

Here is an idea. move out. problem solved.

[jrhagen]

Move

[Ls3Raper]

Or just pay $20 extra for a "fake" smog. That's what we did for the 5 years I was stationed in Southern California