Lower Cost Cam for LA318 part 2 :

You're touting the early 360 2bbl cams and I'm assuming LAs, but your linked catalog page says for 5.9s

I thought the 2bbl 360LA cam was a 252/260/112 cam, and that one I agree makes a good low-compression smogger 318 cam (8.0/1). But IMO, hardly worth installing, unless the engine needs a cam. I sure wouldn't pull the stocker out for it.
The 252 is an instant loss of cylinder pressure from 138psi to 132,and a reduction of DCR from 7.0 to 6.8 but the worst part is a reduction of VP from 114 to 104. That's gonna hurt real bad.
My solution was 3.55s over 2.73s, and a 2800TC over an 1850; so of course that woke the teener up.But the 252 raised the power-peak about 400rpm, so that was handy. But with the stock TC and 2.73s, it was kindof a disaster. Just not as bad as bolting on X heads and slipping in a 340 cam. That was my biggest disaster ever,lol.
I'm glad it worked out for you; but I'm guessing you are close to sealevel; whereas I am at ~960 ft... So for my poor teener, that steals a bit of pressure; 127 with the 252* cam vs 133ish on the stocker.
Pressures below 140 generally suck, but by the time they drop to 127,there's no choice but to break out the bandaids of TC and gears.
In any case that free 360 2bbl cam cost me the 2800TC and a 3.55chunk with a SureGrip. So like I say; I sure wouldn't swap that 252cam in there unless; A) I already had it, and everything that is needed to install it,and; B) My engine needed a cam,and; C) and I already had the bandaids of a TC and gears;
OR D) I also pulled the heads off and machined a couple of pounds off them,lol..