360 Rebuild for 1974 Swinger

I can't find the full specs on that cam, so I wouldn't buy it.

I sorta remember,that sealed Power cams have pretty gentle ramps, and the acceleration ramps are long and slow, perfect for long life, but deadly to cylinder pressure at a nominal 8/1.
I'd like to see the advertised specs,before dropping coin on any old 214 cam.
There are 214s that "bleed" pressure at low rpm, that suck for take-off, and there are 214s that are better at capturing pressure. and there are 214 solid lifter cams that can give you a surprising amount of torque with the highest pressure of all. Since they all cost about the same, you might as well look towards getting some good bang for your buck.
The point is, pressure is power.
Wiki says you are at 3438 ft elevation. That's gonna cost you pressure.
Your engine cannot begin to make pressure until the intake valve is closed and not leaking. This is especially important at low rpm, which with a lo-stall TC and typical for 7.25 rears with 2.76 gears, yur engine will be trapped at. Typically, 30mph is 2800 in first gear. That 214*cam is gonna peak around 4800, and your engine won't get there until over 50 mph. So you need all the pressure you can get. Without the pressure, you have to drive deeper into the carb to get moving and deeper to cruise at..... both of which cost you mpgs.
At 3438 ft elevation, you are looking at a 15psi or more pressure loss, already,
so
if you don't pay attention to when the intake valves close, on a nominal 8/1 Scr build, you could be looking at a bit of disappointment.
Wow, if you don't mind me saying, huh? That's way more information than I could even hope to understand. Just trying to build a nice engine to cruise around and have some fun with. I didn't think I needed an engineering degree to do that. :steering:Thanks for all that anyway. :thankyou:I'll just go back to watching YouTube burnouts now...