360 Cylinder Pressures

Im going out on a limb here, but 279* intake(assuming advertised) is actually a pretty small cam. Maybe what at .050, say 220 to 228. The stock was what, maybe 210*.That would be a sweet street cam with cylinder pressure around 160 to 170.
Now, Im agreeing with everyone that the current cylinder pressure is way low. However, Im not sure that its the whole story.With numbers that low, I would for sure have verified them with a second guage.And if still low, I would follow with a cylinder leakage test. Numbers that low generally point to more serious problems. The leakdown test eliminates the camshaft.
-But thats all moot now that the cam is out.Well, I guess you you could still do the leakage test.If the cam is out, Im again assuming that the lifters are too, which usually means the intake is off too.I just would hate to see you put a different cam in it, bolt it all together, and find very little difference,and all this work was for nothing.
-I guess what Im getting at is; does anyone think you can find 80psi with a cam swap 1 or 2 or even 3 sizes down.Not likely.And until the pressure gets to 140psi+ the bottom is still gonna be soft, especially with 3.23s out back.At 165 the motor comes alive.
-And one more stab at it,timing. Like Crackedback alluded to. Low cylinder pressure,highway gears, and lazy timing, is a sure recipe for a soft bottom end.
-I would have proved the guage first.
-Now, if 279* is not advertised, but .050; well then erase what I said. But who puts a cam that big in a street motor? I mean that would be 40* more than the 292/509 Chrysler Purple. And thats already almost too big in a streeter.
-And most modern small 1 and 2 cylinders start just fine at 40psi and even 30 psi, which is designed that way with the auto-decompressor, so little old ladies can start their lawnmowers.Of course, as soon as it runs and the rpm comes up the a/d dissengages and the engine begins to make power. Just saying
-And I have had engines that run just fine at 120psi. Not a lot of power, but ok for a DD.
-At 80psi and even,that thing should have been leaving a blue trail.Its hard to wear out a top ring(s) and not the oil ring.Im stuck on the compression tester being faulty, and/or lack of follow-up with the leakdown tester,and possibly/likely, some other combination of poor tune. Oh well.