Real world Hughes Steamroller experience?

1994redram said
I used a Hughes "steamroller" hydraulic roller in my last magnum build. I still have the cam on a shelf at home. It was a 10.5:1 360 with Hughes 2.02/1.60 EQ heads. The cam was a 218/[email protected] .539/.549 lift with the factory magnum 1.6 rockers. Car weighs 3304 without me, 727, 3.55 gears, pump gas, etc. Carburetor was untuned straight out of the box and using a stock electronic distributor. Went 12.88 @104. That was my 3rd, final, and fastest pass.
That basic combo was pretty fun on the street and in hindsight I should have left it alone.
I will be using a bigger Hughes cam with my edelbrock heads and 408. It's a 234/238 @.050 .571/.576 hydraulic roller.

I had the similar 223/230/110 FTH 538/549, in my 367 at 10.9Scr(Eddies). Also with 3.55s but a manual trans. I was a little heavier 3650 me in it. Went 12.9@106 on it's one and only run, also untuned;which I thought was fantastic.
"That basic combo was pretty fun on the street and in hindsight I should have left it alone." but I had no choice when she dropped two lobes.
I too went to the next bigger cam, FTH mind you. It was a fair trade, after I installed a lower first gear....... But you got that covered with cubes. You're gonna have a lotta fun with that sweet combo.