just to let you cally guys know the lt4 hotcam kit passes smog with flying colors just did mine the other day with headers etc.

 

What shop did you get it smogged at?

 

I passed smog at a Test only center in Hayward on my setup. 230/236 cam with LE Heads. No problem during the smog portion but he was being picky with the headers so I had to show him the AIR sticker.

 

A 230/236 is the largest cam I've heard of passing the Cali test.

 

I was also on the stock tune...I think I could've gone bigger and still passed. Ever since they rolled out the dyno smog its become easier to pass with a bigger cam. I don't have the smog sheet in front of me but while on the dyno the car was barely putting out any smog...I had lots of leeway. No I wish I would've gone with an LE3 cam...damned it.

 

My cam is suspiciously close to the LE3, and I can assure you there is no way on God's green earth it'll pass smog.

 

I thought the same as you. My eyes would start to tear standing behind my exhaust thinking the 230/236 112LSA would fail. Until I had no choice but to get it smogged...it passed. You never know until you try, but I'm not saying risk it either...even though I did. The Smog guy failed me the first time after he saw I had aftermarket headers and the SMOG was clean. I had to come back 30 minutes later with a CARB or whatever number which he verified by phone. So I did SMOG twice but only paid the tax the second time. What a bunch of BS but I was happy just to get the cert and get my car registered. I avoided registration for over a year because I was scared my car would not pass...what a waste of time being scared.

 

I'm not getting my hopes up...my cam has ~15 degrees of duration on yours with a tighter LSA. Mine's not passing without serious financial motivation - no matter how you look at it.