recommended cam for a 5.9 magnum?

Ok I found it, if you have plenty to spend go with crackedbacks advice, If youre on a budget and want quality parts at a really good price read on.

The guys name is kenneth caudillo
his email: [email protected]

the mopar master grind list is at:
http://myspace.com/utilitycomponents

looks like the HR 279 280 or 286 might be good for you if you get that converter you were talking about. I went with the HR 276 because the stock magnum heads will have retainer to valve guide clearance problems at about .530 lift. Its lift is .512 and when I had it assembled and in the motor I had less than .020 clearance. Incidentally, I degreed the cam after I installed it and it was exactly as advertised on lift and only 1/2 a degree of on the centerline but I attrributed that to the timing gear quality control.

I bought one from him and turned two other FABO members on to him who were also please with their cams and especially the price 120 buck delivered to your door. of course rollers lifters are entirely reusable so your probably looking at a set of valve springs to go with the cam unless the heads you are getting are already assembled, the absolute best deal I could find for magnum springs that will fit the without machining are the 1102 from Hughes engines for 65 bucks, they will support a camshaft lift up to .550 lift

You're right to predicate your opinion on my low budget. Afterall, my original intention was to throw this engine together as is, but then i got it to my friends shop and he insisted on a pulling the heads for new gaskets etc etc. So if i'm gonna go this far, might as well go all the way.

Will i need new pushrods?

The heads i'm getting are the iron rams assembled from hughes:

"assembled with new valves (1.920" stock style alloy steel intakes and 1.620" one piece, non polished exhaust). The heads come complete with Viton valve stem seals and our 1110 spring kit. "

Would the HR279 280, or 286 work well with the stock converter? At least for the time being. Its likely that i won't be getting an A500 until at least tax return season.

Another thing i should mention, part of this thread is that i know nothing about cams.