Lower Cost Cam for LA318 part 2 :

nah he raises some important points
and what AJ says
however the stock 318, 360 or 340 cams are also long and slow but different than the one size fits all lobes
I agree that Mopar engineers knew what they were doing
but their design parameters were different- as you say longevity, low noise, and with poorer springs than we have today
and they were working with the calculators of then not the computers of now- Jerk- what's that
they were designed for the mopar lifter- which allows them to have lower forces than a chevy lobe with the same specs
remember our OP is in NZ matter of fact I have 2 NZ visitors right now
me- I'd spend the extra $100 for the Jones Motor Home Grind- shorter than the 318 at seat but over /450 lift
nothing else comes close