Where to start

krazykuda said
I think that we should try to get 9.0 - 9.5 compression for your engine, that's why we're working on that with the other thread.

as far as cams go, contact Dave Crower from Crower cams. He did a nice custom grind for my ex wife's slant 6 for her 64 Dart. It was 260° duration and .495" lift. He's really helpful and will work with you to get a nice cam for your build.

http://www.crower.com/

Crower Cams & Equipment Co., Inc.
6180 Business Center Court
San Diego, CA
92154-5604

Customer Service Hours
Monday-Friday 7am-5pm.
Phone 619.661.6477
Fax 619.661.6466

Go to this page and fill out the form and then ask for Dave to contact you to pick out a grind for your application:

http://www.crower.com/contacts/

I think you are absalutly correct and yes thanks again for that other thread, you are being a big help for me.

BTW I was able to speak with the tech guy at Erson cams and he told me that the second to the last thing I want to buy for my engine is the camshaft, he said buy that right before the air cleaner.

He said build the engine the way I want it and then choose a cam that suits the engine but to keep in mind that I do not want to do anything to the engine that is going to hinder using a cam with a max lift of 450 degrees.

I am going to guess he was reffering to material removed from the head or block.