Need help with cam selection

DrCharles said
I suspect you're going to get a lot of opinions here :rolleyes: If you don't already have AndyF's book, you should.

The purple shafts are definitely old-school but easier on valvetrain parts than a modern grind that uses all of the .904 lifter capability. Are you sure you don't want to go with a roller?

How ported are your heads - what do they flow?

That Victor manifold will make plenty of power but on the street it may not be the best choice either. The top-end hp you give up by using an RPM Air-Gap will be more than made up by the midrange torque on the street.

These heads were actually ran with a roller cam ,I just know rollers are pretty expensive, any input on the clay smith cam mentioned above ?a friend of mine has brand new in box with lifters and was considering it think it’s a custom grind .