I don't disagree with you. I do have it lashed much tighter than the factory specs.
The car has a 245/60/14 tire on it and 3.23 gears. It's far from soggy down low.
The Op's car is a 4 gear and that allows a lot of leeway in cam selection as the auto trans drag down at idle isn't an issue.
Like any engine, it needs a good tune up on it, otherwise, it's going to be a bear to drive. That cam would be raspy, but, not ridiculous in that engine. If having a raspy set up isn't something he wants, the whole combo needs a little re-engineering to run on pump swill.
