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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 08:03 PM
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i have a 74 390, i have a melling 24218 cam installed with problems. I have goggled melling 24218 and it shows for a 66-70 428 i could never find where it would work for a 74 390. Does anyone know if this cam will work for my engine?
 
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It should work just like it does in the 428.
 
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Originally Posted by rdweathers
i have a 74 390, i have a melling 24218 cam installed with problems. I have goggled melling 24218 and it shows for a 66-70 428 i could never find where it would work for a 74 390. Does anyone know if this cam will work for my engine?

Installed with problems? What problems would those be?

This probably isn't a good cam for a wheezer PU truck smog motor 390 with low compression, and it certainly won't work as well in that motor (if that's what you have) as it will in a 10.5 or 10.6 428.....

Melling's catalog:

Page 32 of Melling of the catalog Performance Parts 2007
 
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