318 driver - cam change or not?

1973dust said

Have any of you guys that have recommended a cam actually used that cam with small 4 barrel, dual-plane, manifolds, and granny gears or just going by specs. I'd really like to know what to expect from someone's real-world experience. I don't even know if I'll feel a difference around town when I swap 2 barrel for 4 barrel carb. and intake. I've already got a decent curve in the distributor, one of the first things I did. Right now, I'm only running 6 deg initial and about 30 deg total as the stock 2 barrel is pretty lean, especially after adding duals.

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Yes, and most times a bigger cam with a mild stall, since you don't have a stall these cams (and anything close will work). The factory cam is not even performance for a factory engine hence the guys who do nothing more to the internals than a cam change and change the external intake/exhaust and pick up a TON of power. You might be surprised to pick up a mile or two on gas mileage as the engine will actually pick up efficiency with hp range. Just make sure you have the timing curve right as others have said and add a few degrees initial timing and get the carb right and it will pick up everywhere.