Cam and carb suggestions

So I'm pretty much stuck with the gears...but the converter can come or go. Given everything but the converter...what stall would you go with?
This cam comes on very hard at 3000 rpm. If its a short trip car, 3k converter, otherwise a 2600 or so would be ok. There are much more modern grinds/cams, but this is a very hot cam that works with stock heads. You better be right about your comp. ratio, this cam will kill a 8.0 to 1 engine.