318 driver - cam change or not?

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Under 3000 rpm power is hard to gain in a NA engine, adding displacement would be one of the main ways adding power down low. The trick is to add parts the don’t overly effect under 3000 rpm while gaining 3000-5500 rpm.

Don’t need tons of power to have a fun car 5.0 mustangs proved that. Adding a small cam should give the OP similar results.

Not if it's a stock smog era engine with crappy ignition and camshaft timing. If someone was just dead set against a cam change, but would yank the front cover, between advancing the cam and a hot ignition curve, I wouldn't be surprised at a 35HP change. That's power you can feel.