Cam selection help please

moper said
A couple things here - That 268 is an excellent cam for a street 383. I run them too and they are hard to beat.
I dont think a bigger cam will get you more power than that xe268. I run them with 9.8:1 in 383s and they make past 400hp. You may want to look into heads with smaller chambers to get you more compression rather than cam. Cam without compression is more detrimental than helpful when compared to compression without cam. I really would advise against this until you have a better understanding of what you have, and can manage the weak points first.

I posted in one of his earlier threads that i thought his original combo was pretty good as is. I also said that to really step up alot he would have to go into the engine and probably step up the converter. I think we're pretty much thinking the same.

I understand his wanting to step up as his previous car was a 690hp brand "C". Wonder if a cranking compression test would confirm if a cam change was warrented with the current long block. Say 160 lbs. or higher maybe and less would be a no go. Just thinking aloud.