Translate Please/ Cam Specs
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Translate Please/ Cam Specs
Melling MTF-4 Cam,
Valve Lift .484 int .510 exh @ rocker arm ratio 1:1.73
Cam Lift .280 int .295 exh
Duration 270deg int 280 deg exh
Valve Lash HYD
Centerline 107deg int 117deg exh
Spread 112deg
Opens 27degBTC 76degBBC
Closes 63degABC 24degATC
How close to stock configuration is this, where is my powerband gonna be? Clue me in! Thanks!
Valve Lift .484 int .510 exh @ rocker arm ratio 1:1.73
Cam Lift .280 int .295 exh
Duration 270deg int 280 deg exh
Valve Lash HYD
Centerline 107deg int 117deg exh
Spread 112deg
Opens 27degBTC 76degBBC
Closes 63degABC 24degATC
How close to stock configuration is this, where is my powerband gonna be? Clue me in! Thanks!
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That cam should send you singing to about 5,000rpm if I had to guess if you are running stock heads and headers with a good 4bbl and stock compression. It will still leave you with a good bit of low end grunt also. It is quite a bit larger than the stock cam but not what I would call wild by any means. Gas mileae should be only slightly affected.
It really depends on what you have done to the engine already. That is a nice looking cam to wake up a stock headed engine without loosing driveability.
It really depends on what you have done to the engine already. That is a nice looking cam to wake up a stock headed engine without loosing driveability.
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Thanks, yeah it does pretty good. I'm putting a new intake on it as soon as I can get one. Just wondering if I'm getting the right stuff for the cam, sounds encouraging. Could use some headers but other than that it already has a lot more power than the rear end can handle now at the low end. The intake is just because I pulled it to reseal and haven't yet got the courage to lift that thing again, plus I'm going for the chrome look on the air cleaner, valve covers and intake.
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Take a look at the crane 343901 and 343941. www.cranecams.com
They might spark your interest also. Many people here are very happy with them.
BTW, I still have stock gears and axles in my rear end.
They might spark your interest also. Many people here are very happy with them.
BTW, I still have stock gears and axles in my rear end.
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That's a sweet cam! It's just a little hotter than the stock 390GT/428CJ cam, probably what the cam would have been like if Ford made it today. You'll have plenty of low-end grunt and good vacuum for power brakes.
Barry
Barry
