cam selection

If your doing this on the cheap, then IMO, don't cheap out on the cam. Ethier split MP cam would do the job at hand. I'd prefur the updated 340 cam. (.450-.455 lift)
However, since everything else is new or refurbished in the engine, an example of a cam I would use with pocket ported heads would be the XE268 for the possible everyday driver and respecable torque and HP combo or the XE274 for more of a street stripper. This cam would require a stall converter to let it shine.

The Comp Cams are examples. You could use anybodys.

Specs of the cams look like this;

XE268 224-230-.477/.480
XE274 230-236-.488/.491.........(My choice for 400+ HP)

You can use these @ .050 duration specs to look at other cams from various manufacures. If the duration is 6* or more, then theres a slight change in the powerband and the cams are not exactly comparable on paper and will perform differently for sure. In all honesty, even the same @ .050 specs can have drastic changes in an engine. Just make sure your looking at general performance/street cams when doing this. An oval track cam vs a Drag race cam vs. a street cam vs stock eliminator cam will have seriously wild different outcomes on a dyno and when the wrong cam is in the street arena, poor everything will happen. Including a foul mouth. :toothy7: