360 cheap-o build

JBurch said
New rod bolts and main studs are moving away from your title of "360 cheap-o build"........have the big ends of the rods checked, if they are in spec, all is good......main studs won't buy you anything at the level of build you seem to be heading for ( I didn't use studs in my 360 race motor ).......money not spent on the previous can be spent on a good balance job.......with KB 107's you might slide into an internal balance reasonably

What ever you do, good luck.

No plan on using studs on the mains, rather just better bolts. Sorry if I was unclear. Ia m leaning towards getting better hardware for peace of mind. I don't have any plans to do anything exotic with this engine as it is not the long term plan for the car.

I found the cam specs for the cam that was included in the deal. The heads have a single spring with damper from Engle as well.

Engle Cam
EP18
Street performance, good idle. Lightly modified IN .458” 260° .305” 216° 113°
engines. Powerband 1500-5500 approx.
216*/216*
.458"/.458"
113* lobe center

Certainly not a big cam, but an upgrade over what I have now with the stock 318 2bbl.