6 cylinder gurus... need opinion

What I wrote:
"I've seen Erson's catalog and I've toyed with the idea of having something more modern ground into a used cam"

slantsixdan said

My comment wasn't meant as a "shot", just as an eyeroll. Those cam grinds you spit on (without any actual knowledge to base your opinion on) were developed from a great deal of testing and experience by Doug Dutra, who knows more about how to make a slant-6 engine work well than you, me, and everyone else in this thread combined. Not only are they an enormous improvement over the generic-Chevy-lobes-on-Mopar-blank junk you get from the likes of Comp Cams, they're objectively quite excellent. Use them or don't, at your option; it's your engine so you get to put in whatever cam you want, but dismissing the Dutra grinds as "garbage" is both unrealistic and…well, kinda dumb.

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Your "eyeroll" was a presumptuous statement. A conclusion arrived at by a closed-minded author who through his "chevy lobe" comment demonstrated a comparatively limited understanding. My statement as posted was benign. Where did I say or insinuate anything about Dutra? Or anyone else on this site? Or the manufacturers? I've looked at a few of the limited shelf choices, and I'll look at more before I decide what to do.
In terms of who I listen to... It's Leo Santucci. Leo was winning with 6s before I was walking in his 1950 Chevy. He's been repeatedly published in regard to six xylinder performance. His newer car is here:

http://www.cdpautomachine.com/leo/owner.html

Leo is a friend of mine, I moonlighted at this shop and Larry's is now the shop I use. I was present and helped him at a few track testing sessions. His daughter is a neighbor of mine and he lives a mile from me. If I need any tech questions answered, I'll speak to Leo first. Before Dutra, before anyone here.

Thanks for your previous constructive posts.