Need a little advice with my 360 teardown

You know what happens when you put a 268 into an 8.5 Scr engine? Hyup the pressure drops into the basement ; about 130psi @600ft elevation.
Some of my farts, I am pretty sure, have bested that, and I'm at 930 ft.
360s are a lil better at hiding softness by virtue of their slightly longer stroke. But eliminate the hi-stall and the performance gears, and then all you have left is pressure, and if it sucks yer stuck with it. Not every body wants a big TC and near race gearing .
But again, everybody makes a 268; some build pressure and some are dogs, yet all are 268s. that's why the advertised means nothing to power production, but is everything to a streeter, and the reputation of a quality manufacturer can be more valuable than gold.
A 268 cam could be anywhere from about 220 to 228@.050 when measured at 008 tappet lift, and bigger at .006.. and from actual seat to seat and building pressure, could be ridiculously huge. And as you know, all that intake duration is killing cylinder pressure. And the more of it that you kill it, the more narrow becomes the engine's operating range, and so back to the drawing board for a higher stall and more starter gear. But it's still a 268* cam. Round and round it goes.
A good 268 in a hi pressure engine is a GREAT combo. But stuff a lousy one into a low pressure engine, and you get an instant sinking feeling in your gut. Been there done that. And there is no tuning a wet noodle, except with bandaids, or a start-over. Been there and done that too.