Hey guys I am looking at buying some cylinder heads. Does anyone have the edelbrock heads? How effective are they?

 

Which ones? They have a few different models that will work with TPI.

The two heads most recommended are the Trick Flow 195's and the AFR Eliminator 195's, but they arent as effective with a stock cam and stock TPI intake.

 

yeah thats the trouble that I am having. I live in california so what ever I put on it has to be emissions legal. I wanted to run a ZZ9 cam shaft to but it does not have a CARB # on it. Eventually I want to put an baseplate and some largetube runners on the car. I am getting all the parts so I can just swap everything at once.

 

I don't know about CARB#'s, but can't you run any heads as long as you retain EGR? If so, you should be able to buy an EGR kit from Scoggin-Dickey that will route the EGR gases from your headers to your intake (thus retaining EGR).

Just wondering.

 

Dont worry about camshafts. The ZZ9 is mild enough to pass smog easily. Heck, we're running 224/232 camshafts here in SoCal and passing smog cleaner than stock. What part of CA are you at? Our members with ZZ9 camshafts are running low 13's and getting 25+ MPG.
Can you burn your own chips or do you know someone who can? That's the secret. Larger cams are easy when you have access to the computer.

 

I am in the bay area in northern california. I don't burn chips but I would have to get one made. I was looking at getting a ZZ9 cam and the edlebrock cylinder heads. Also with a aftermarket base and large tube runners. I think this would make a strong street engine which is where I drive 99% of the time.

So you guys think that my combo would be able to pass smog once I got a chip burned?
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Does the ZZ9 cam sound like the stock L98 camshaft at idle?