Your "report-card" on the MP 557 cam ? ...
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..... your  please.   I had something additionally all wrote out and it failed to post .... BBL.
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I have never used it. But my Friend had it in his car and it sounded wicked!
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Real good cam IMHO..I'm using it again in my new 440.Makes good power,isn't hard on valve train,works very well in mild combos.
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Quote:
Real good cam IMHO..I'm using it again in my new 440.Makes good power,isn't hard on valve train,works very well in mild combos.
Same overall results in a +.030 340, stock stroke. Very good bracket race cam.
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milder than it looks on paper. my turd ran good, but was a tiny bit soft down low, prolly because of the 110 lsa. i went half a tenth quicker with a 509, way nastier idle, and way more bottom end. talk about the best of both worlds!
for what is the good life if not doing things thoughtfully?
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Hey guys ... A  idle is a GOOD thing ....this is going to be for a boat ... probably retarded for more power/rpm UPstairs. What valve springs did you use?
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i used eddies on both, with 1.6 rockers. got to have an idle. the 557 sounded too tame fer me.
for what is the good life if not doing things thoughtfully?
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For a fair comparison, where did you have each cam installed? (I/C)
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i had the 557 @ 106? or was it 108? what ever the mothership specified. the 509 is straight up (108), as specified by the blessed mothership. 10.3/1 496 in an a body.
for what is the good life if not doing things thoughtfully?
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The 557 really is a good cam. works well with stroker engines, and hot street cars. It doesnt kill low speed torque and idles much better on the street than the 590.
The 590 is a good cam also. But for a milder engine, and one that does street duty the 557 really works well. And really responds to engine mods too.
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Why its one of the lighter B-bodies Ma made. 
Actually my 63 goes just over 3700 with me in the car. And you are correct as I use the .557 cam in my 63's 440 and also in the 400 in my boys Dart. And I do use 906 heads on my 10.0 comp .030 over 440. She will run fine on 92 oump and I myself love the .557 cam. It works great on the street in my car as the idle is just the sound I love. And its not to nasty at all for the street but will make good power. I guess it sounds nastier in the smallblocks. I have mine on a 104 centerline as I wanted good low end since my car is a street car that I drive alot on the street. It has run a best of 11.49 with a 1.57 best 60 so I guess the bottom end is not to bad. And thanks for the kind words. 
Ron