408 4x4 build

With no stock in anyone opinions here, and just taking the first post into account..........

The cam is too big. While it may make torque, it will get slightly less that atrocious fuel economy.
The truck rear sump pan is more than enough, nice short pickup tube, unless you nose it into a hole with the back tires off the ground...............

I kinda went this route, and love it. IO used a 4" stroke 318, with ported 302 heads. Cant tell me that it doesn't make beautiful power. (And the smaller port, while hurting HP gives more low low end, and MPG, which, was important to me.