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| | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,780 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,780 | It's a comparison of two popular stovebolt cams- - - -The Elgin E-293S and the Melling CCS-1. They're both very similar to the 261/Corvette six solid lifter cams from the mid-1950s. The Melling cam has a slightly longer exhaust duration that tne Elgin for better cylinder scavenging without causing a rough idle.
Jerry
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