Please help with cam selection

Like I said, if it were I doing this in the less than perfect/ideal set up, 230@050 is as big as I would go.The high stall is a potential problem for smaller cams. The same engines diltion above in the wife’s Cuda runs a 225@050 Hyd. roller and a 2500 stall converter with 3.55’s in a 26 inch tire. Designed to be a driver, not a street strip car. The combo works well.

The cam has mid .500’s for lift and I’m awaiting funds for a 1.6 rocker to take advantage of the ported heads which will show itself well on the top end. Most shelf cams could use a 1.6 rocker and IMO, even most street mills can use them. Is it needed? No.
roccodart440 said
A agree the 3.23's might be a bit tall.

The @.050 isn't the whole story. You can take a [email protected] cam and cut it with a tight LSA and it will build cranking compression and sound and act like a big cam. Or cut it on a wide LSA and it dociles out, but also drops CC. He wants a mild idle, but may not have the cranking compression to go big with a wide LSA. I also don't think you need crazy cranking compression. While it isn't necessarily ideal or text book perfect. My last combo was 160psi and ran just fine and was super street friendly. In contrast, my new engine has smaller chambers but a bigger cam. Still put out some big numbers with a decent idle and didn't have to be wound to the moon either.

I'd prefer a 1.5 rocker and get a cam with the lift I wanted but agree the 1.6 has it's place.
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