i found this interesting about cams and mpg. the old cam i had passed smog and i got around 18 mpg. it had a 440/435 lift. the cam i have now is a 260 cam with only a 410/415 lift. it gets 18 mpg on a good day. if the 440 lce cam really dose increase torque at 2600rpm, i might be more into hitting the next gear a little lower on the rev range. who knows, it may even improve mpg.