Anybody feel like clearing this up? Which cam and lifters?

PhillH said

I'm building a street 1972 LA 360, so far I've decided to reuse the crank, rods, heads and hopefully valves. I've decided to go roller and am using PRW 1.6 shaft mount rockers, now I need to pick the rest of the valvetrain. I'm not going crazy on the cam, thinking around 9.5 to 1 cr. My goal is no less than 400 pounds torque and right in there HP. Looking for ideas. Thanks.
Also, I know the history of the motor, it's coming out of an RV and has 54,000 miles on it, ran perfect when parked but I havent started it in about 6 years. Not even going to try to start it.

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I picked up a low mile RV 360 a while back. Thought to my self "right on" this motor won't need chit. Drop a cam in this thing, port the heads, replace oil pan and go. Not. Heads were cracked. Pulled a few bearings they were shot. Basically had nothing but a core. RV motors lead a hard life in a short time, often running hot, detonating up hills, and often poorly maintained. Don't know if you're rebuilding or just bolting on parts, but I thought my RV experience may give you some things to think about. 400HP/400TQ is an easy target. Cam, intake, headers, and maybe a little port work will get you there.