440 what am I missing here?

I believe it ended up at 12, 36 all in by 2500

12 is nowhere near enough initial to get that cam to idle cleanly. And I’m not familiar with that head but I’d bet a dollar the chamber in any trick flow is more efficient than the stock head it replaces, meaning it won’t want the total at 36. Also all in at 2500 with a lowish stall converter won’t make it rip your arms off. My WAG is 18-22 initial and all in around 31-34 with maybe a two spring curve. One medium and one heavy. But it is a WAG until you post some compression numbers.