I might get a 90 305 TPI with the weaker cam, I was thinking about getting the better cam and swapping it in. My question is.......are the emissions standards for each cam different then the other?

 

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You can install a non-emissions-legal camshaft in any engine you want. Where you drive it is entirely up to you, but it won't be legal to drive on the street.

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no, but if it's a 90 305 TPI, chances are overwhelmingly good that it has the better cam already. The 'peanut cam' stuff is just a myth when it comes to the 90-92 cars.

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I was reading on the tech section where if the 305 TPI has a tach that redlines at 5K its the peanut cam, if t reds at 5500 its the good cam.

 

it's wrong. it needs to be updated.

 

No, the emissions are the same. And there are hundreds of cams out there that will pass emissions, even tho they arent labeled as being smog-legal. Who knows but you what kinda cam is in your car, as long as it passes clean out the tailpipe.

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