1970 Dodge Dart 318 upgrades

PikaPhantom said

I was thinking of a mild cam like this COMP Cams 20-210-2: High Energy 260H Hydraulic Flat Tappet Camshaft Lift: .440" /.440" Duration: 260°/260° RPM Range: 1200-5200 | JEGS which was suggested by a friend who definitely has way more knowledge on this stuff than i do. I realized i did not include this part which is a blunder on my end, sorry.
but how would something like this cooperate with my current set up as a slight upgrade over stock and a stepping stone for future upgrades and would I need new valve springs.
thank you

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While that isn’t a bad first step cam, what we really need is some information on what your car already has and what your willing to do with it. Let’s start at..... well, at the start. Square one.

Know what you have first!

Do you know what transmission you have?
Do you know what gears the rear end has?
Tire size?
Are you willing to swap out the rear gears? Or the torque converter? Is there a target goal in mind? Track ET wise or say, an est. 275 hp?

Are headers in your future?