This question is of great interest to me since I am about to put an MTC-1 cam into a 350 for a fiberglass 29 roadster, estimated at 2500 pounds. Although I will be using a Performer intake instead of a Performer RPM and an old Q-jet carb (initially) with a 2.79 rear gear, I am interested to learn what average mileage you get with the TH350 trans and this engine and so far I have not been able to compare notes with many other users of the MTC-1 cam. As you say this forum is a great way to learn without the longer and more expensive path of actually trying various parts combinations. Another thing I wonder about the MTC-1 cam is that I have compared it to about ten other cams for low rpm torque applications (high ratio rear gear) and the MTC-1 has by far the longest total adv. duration along with specifications at 0.005 lift that look very conservative and like the Comp Cam XE250. Does this mean that the MTC-1 has softer lobe ramps and is easier on the valve train or that the 280 exhaust duration is an attempt at allowing some high rpm performance. I have talked to the Melling Tech person but he would only quote the numbers and not design criteria. It would be nice, and answer your question, if Melling would provide dyno charts as Comp Cams and Edelbrock do. Somebody must have run dyno tests at Melling when the MTC-1 was developed, is there anyway to dig out that data? I hope you can reply with your average mileage for your coupe (what model and year?) and any comment about bog or no bog in low gear with the 3.08 rear; I will be using a standard torque converter but with a heavy duty forged hub for towing a boat in the future. I envy you in that you have a running coupe while I am bogged down yet to run brake lines. Thanks for this question which surely must be of interest to many others.

Don Shillady