doward, dale, anyone else w/ the MTC-5 cam
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doward, dale, anyone else w/ the MTC-5 cam
granted from the time i drove my car w/ a stock 3.4 cam till i drove it w/ the MTC-5 cam was a good 5 months, but i feel that its lost some power, not a ton, but some. and thats just going by SOTP feel. from what i read, there was a lil torque loss, but upper end pulled like hell, mine does not seem to do that. i did also do a lil work on the heads. all i did was grind out any sharp edges to make air flow better and match the lower intake to the intake side on the heads. this shouldnt affect my power at all. so does anyone have any ideas for me? and i havent run at the strip yet to get 1/4 times to compare to, but i just dont feel like its where it should be, or even was.
this may not be comparing apples to apples, but a few guys w/ a 3.4 in a 4th gen w/ less mods than me are running close to 1 sec faster than i am. whether theyre honest or not is up for grabs, but my times have never sounded right to me.
this may not be comparing apples to apples, but a few guys w/ a 3.4 in a 4th gen w/ less mods than me are running close to 1 sec faster than i am. whether theyre honest or not is up for grabs, but my times have never sounded right to me.
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS Vert
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Mine still has a vac leak that I havent tackled. So untill I do that, I really shouldnt judge it.
Now, the first one I had for that 100 miles, no vac leak. It seemed like it had some major top end pull. But I also rarely drive in them rpms, so I'm a little disappointed, but whatever.
Now, the first one I had for that 100 miles, no vac leak. It seemed like it had some major top end pull. But I also rarely drive in them rpms, so I'm a little disappointed, but whatever.
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Car: 1988 Chevy Camaro Hardtop
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The MTC-5 and the stock 3.4 cam, IIRC, are almost identical.
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Car: '72 Chevy Nova
Engine: Solid roller 355
Transmission: TH350
Axle/Gears: 8.5" 10-bolt 3.73 Posi
Originally Posted by Doward
The MTC-5 and the stock 3.4 cam, IIRC, are almost identical.
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS Vert
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Originally Posted by Doward
The MTC-5 and the stock 3.4 cam, IIRC, are almost identical.
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Car: 1983 G20 Chevy
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 14 bolt with 3.07 gears
The MTC5 pulls better everywhere. I ran my 3.4 TBI with the stock 3.4 cam, then switched it to a MTC5 looking for more pulling power (a joke even with a 3.4 and 3.73s). I had a MTC1 in my otherwise stock 305 TBI at the time and it ran much better and pulled better all through the powerband than the stock 305 cam did. The MTC5 did a better job than the stock 3.4 cam pulling my 3,500# boat. I would have to say that it made more power from off-idle all the way to redline than the stock 3.4 cam with most of the improvement from 1,200-4,500.
FWIW, this was in my 1987 GMC Jimmy 4x4 (originally a TBI 2.8/700r4/3.73s).
FWIW, this was in my 1987 GMC Jimmy 4x4 (originally a TBI 2.8/700r4/3.73s).
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Car: 1983 G20 Chevy
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Originally Posted by drdave88
mine does not seem to pull harder, especially in the lower end. id say even at best. i dont really notice any difference anywhere in the power band.
On my TBI 305/350 builds I typically run 6*
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