I'm thinkin of getting a new cam for my 1984 stock trans am (L69), what should the exhaust and intake duration be? Will I need new retainers and springs. I don't want to get too radical of a cam, but i would like some more power. Any suggestions? Also I need to pass emmissons

[This message has been edited by 84 t/a 5.0 (edited May 09, 2001).]

 

A good cam for an L69 is a comp cams 256 xtreme energy grind (212/218 @50). This will give a power peak at about 5500. The 262 (218/224 @50) is also good but will push the peak to 6000 and may require some head porting to really get the full benefit.

 

will the 256 extreme energy cam be too much for emmissions and the computer or will i have to get a chip

 

what else would i need to get with the XE256? Retainer, springs, will it work with the computer?

 

Those cams have a 110 LSA and may not be computer friendly. I don't think of L69s as having a computer since most of the ones I have seen have been modified. Someone else may have some input here. Crane make a seies of compucams which are OK.

 

Any time you change a stock cam, you should get new springs. Also on a non-roller cam, you must get new lifters as well.

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