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Offline thachevythang

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Rate my cam!
« on: March 14, 2011, 02:13:40 am »
I got a free upgraded cam with my rebuild kit. Heres the specs:

204/214 dur at .050" // 278/288 adv. dur // 420/443 lift // 112 lobe separation - power range idle-4500rpm

What kind of performance gain can I expect from it?
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Offline TexasRed

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Re: Rate my cam!
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2011, 10:55:47 pm »
What kind of compression ratio will your rebuild give you? What about your rear end ratio, cylinder heads? end displacement?

This looks like the cam: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MEL-MTC-1/


My overlap calc shows something like 59 degrees of overlap, which seems like quite a bit.

Whether that'll be good for your app or not, will depend on your other specs.
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Re: Rate my cam!
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2011, 01:14:29 am »
That could be it! It came in a generic white box with a spec sheet.

I'm not sure on the compression ratio. Its a stock rear end for now but will end up with a Dana 44 3:07? (85 vette rear). The block will be a stock 350, flat top pistons with the cam until I get enough for another set of vortec heads.

It was just a freebie so I didn't know if it's going to be a big notice over stock.
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Re: Rate my cam!
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2011, 07:26:11 pm »
Quote from: thachevythang on March 14, 2011, 02:13:40 am
What kind of performance gain can I expect from it?
Very little...I really feel that is too small for any 350 that the word "performance" is used in the sentence. Lorne
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Re: Rate my cam!
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2011, 10:37:41 pm »
That's a very mild cam essentially one small step over stock lift. The stock cam lift was .390" Intake and .410" Exhaust
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Offline thachevythang

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Re: Rate my cam!
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2011, 02:14:10 am »
 :-\ Eh, it was free since they didn't have a stock cam available. Wasn't looking for a performance build this time around as my last. The inventory sheet states "Torquer cam, smooth idle and stump pulling power! Low to mid range power gains!" I doubted it from the start so I decided to get the pros opinions. I know better than to believe performance comes free.
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Offline motion427

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Re: Rate my cam!
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2011, 05:33:47 am »
The price was right for sure.Ussually the pick-up likes the 214/224 version of that brand,but the 204/214 works well.Gives good torque and good fuel mileage.Better than the stock cam.And again,can't beat the price. ;D
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