static and dynamic compression and pump gas

I'm trying my hardest to be polite here;
The advertised intake duration on that cam is over two cams sizes bigger than it needs to be, for a 235 [email protected] cam .And the advertised exhaust duration is over 3 sizes bigger than it needs to be for that 235*.
And like you said and I paraphrase;the exhaust is all messed up . When you get down to it, it's just a 235 cam with attitude, hard to tune, won't make any more power than a proper 235 cam,drinks gas, and did I mention hard to tune, and soft even up to 3500 in this combo. It will make good power once it gets on the cam, but will go over the top and crash pretty early, so the right trap gear will be critical. And, without cylinder pressure, it will be kindof gutless until it gets on the cam, so IMO the 2800 will be the first thing to get replaced. Then possibly/probably gears.
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>I had a 292/292/108 in my 367 @11.3Scr, with a 4-speed, and I think Mopar rates those at [email protected]. These two cams have some similar valve events. My power didn't really get going until 5000rpm and was done early. And the low rpm was the deal-breaker. It mighta made a good race car engine, but was horrible as a streeter.I got rid of that cam just as fast as I could.
>I think a guy with a lot of tuning experience could make this 291/311/107 work in a small stroker,with aluminum heads, and lots of cylinder pressure;but I wouldn't dream of putting it in my 367,even at 11.3Sr.
>The thing is, if you build your engine around this cam, and you don't like it, you're kindof screwed; and if you don't build your engine around it you're still kindof screwed.
And another thing, if you tune your chassis for this cam and you decide to rip that cam outta there, you got a lotta money tied up in the chassis, that may not work so good with the next cam.
>I think it really is too much for a 318, there is just no good way to make enough cylinder pressure in a 318. And IMO it's just too much for most 318 owners..... unless we have deep enough pockets to start over for the next season.
But I'll tell ya, it will have a great idle sound, after you finally figure out how to get it to idle at 750. But it won't like that 2800 that's for sure. This cam was made to sound like a race motor, and the rest was detuned for street use. For a race only car, that sounds "badazz", it should have a "badazz cam". AS much as I disliked that 292/108 on the street, it would be a great race-cam, just not in a 318.Still trying to be polite.
>>Bottom line is this,a low compression, race-only 318,needs a solid-lifter fast-rate hi-lift cam, on a tight LCA. And as always;with matching TC and gears. Or, if you set up right, you can use a hydro with hi-quality hydro-lifters, and a minimum lifter preload.
I would just get a proper cam, to match the components Op already has. It will be almost maintenance-free, durable, cheaper to build, and way more fun. The cost of a proper cam is waaay less than a bigger TC.
Let's see how it works? Not on my time,lol.
I tried that 292 on my time, I know what Op is up against. I retimed it twice, tried three intakes, and four carbs. And hey, I had 11.3Scr!! That was a long summer