Just another build thread - Sort my combo!

mosleyme said
Overall sound advice... one other I would mention: I've run Coan Converters and recommended them to others, always turned out good. Very high quality and efficient.

The Edelbrock RPM will work just fine with either of those two camshafts and a 3.73 gear. Should be a good combo. I have run several single planes, I like the RPM better. With the aluminum heads 10.6 will work just fine. I would go with the bigger of the two cams Garrett mentions, but either would be a good choice... maybe stick to the smaller of the two if you run the Schumakers, tough call.

The Schumaker Tri-Y headers would be maxed out with the combo, but probably just fine, they can be run with factory style power steering box on an A-body. The TTI would give you just a slight horsepower advantage but more hassle plus you can not run a power steering box.

Used to run this combo: ported iron heads, small solid [email protected] 0.549", Coan 10", Edlebrock RPM, Barry Grant 800+ cfm carb, 3.90 gears. No complaints... sounds good, hits hard, and streetable. Similar to the combo Garrett has put forth.
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Working on my next combo! ;)
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Thanks for the approval, and I Love the Weiand six pack TR, you don’t see that everyday! Yes, the performer rpm would be a much better head choice than the e streets. I wouldn’t be too crazy about a combination that maxed out before 6000 in such a light car with 3.73 gears. I do like the broad rpm range of the performer rpm, and the engine would work better with one with the Tri-Y or even the TTI shorty headers with it. I like the minimum hassle with the Schumaker headers enough to stay toward the milder side of the build. Howard’s and Comp have camshafts in betwen those two but going with a better head and keeping the chamber volume around 75 ccs would work very well with the larger cam. I like the idea of some porting and valve work on a bare set of those e streets, but it’s likely to be cheaper to go with better heads to start with...