Maximum lift?

Cool with the roller capability. Now i understand a little better.

Something to keep in mind when looking at roller cams. The ramps are alot steeper than flat tappet cams, so when comparing duration figures you want to err towards the smaller side of a roller cam's dimensions. For instance a 230/240 roller cam compared to the same duration flat tappet cam - the roller is alot bigger in terms of the "area under the curve".

I built a 360 same vintage as yours. I had comp grind me a cam that I figured out to be a pretty good combination. My goal was to keep the lift under .500" so I could use the stock style springs on my #308 heads. I found some Isky springs that matched up to the extra weight of the lifters etc. The cam duration figures I ended up using was 218/224 int/exh with right at .500 or slightly less lift. It makes tons of torque and idles at around 1000 RPM. CR on my motor is 9.6, hope this helps.

What I'd do is buy one of these complete set ups you listed and have the cam reground to your specs. Call up comp, they can send you all sorts of lobe profiles to choose from. Then using a computer engine simulator, plug in some profiles and see what kind of numbers it runs and pick a profile. Keep in mind the computer program is a tool and wont be your absolute result, I figure the HP and TQ numbers for a street hot rod motor are about 50 units too high vs reality.