Cam Question

[NewUser]

when i built the motor in my 77 K5 i installed the following cam

Melling #MTC1 Stage 2 Torque cam 204/214 dur @ 50 .420 .443 lift

should this cam have a noticeable lope at idle?

right now it idles like a stock cam but with the duration and lift it has i guess it isnt much bigger than stock?

 

[pauly383]

Not too much bigger , and its biased to the exhaust side a bit more which is good . Kinda sounds pretty good for motor with pump gas friendly compression .

I googled the exact thing and its a fairly common upgrade cam on almost all the rebuilders kits .

 

[jt512]

specs are almost identical to a edelbrock performer cam, i had one in a previous truck w/ a 350. idle was comparable to stock, overall it was a decent choice for a fullsize rig with basic bolt on's; carb, intake and headers with duals.

 

[79rustyk10]

if I remember right, thats the same as the edelbrock performer cam they have at all the parts stores. I had one in my nova, it was a definite improvement in every way, over the stock truck cam that was in it. however not sure how it works in a truck. a 3000 pound car is alot different than a 5000 pound truck.

 

[NewUser]

thanks guys

 

[pauly383]

a 3000 pound car is alot different than a 5000 pound truck.

Yes , but not as much as we think on paper . 26-28" tires with a 2.29 to 2.56 rear are close enough to being just as much of a dog as 31-33" tires with a 3.08 to 3.73 gear

 

[NewUser]

33's and 3.08's here