1968 Plymouth Barracuda Fastback (old school build with a new school feel)

jrlegacy23 said

I agree, but it is just a fun street car engine. I am running 3.73 gears and 2400-2600 stall converter. I went for a bit more of a torque cam and do not plan on being over 400 HP. I have always been told by an old timer that knows engines to pick the cam that I think that I want, and then go the next size down.
What are your thoughts? And be honest, I am not sensitive or argumentative, I enjoy learning from others and their thoughts.

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First I am not a cam expert by any means. I do know enough to be dangerous.
Most people that spend the time and money on a performance engine want to get to full potenial out of it for the street or the strip, then you just pattern your driving style around its potenial.
Many factors go into picking the correct cam for your engine. most builders will pick a cam that will utilize the max cfm flow of the cylinder heads. The heads you have will flow more than the cam will allow, kinda like jogging while trying breath thru a small drinking straw.
Just as important is the cam lobe timing events ie the the timing of the open and closing of the valves in relationship to the crankshaft. This has huge bearing on how much cylinder pressure is crated. If you want a low end torque monster this is very important to be correct.
If I were you I would contact the folks at Racer Brown Cams and ask them for a cam recommendation and then compare it to what you have.
Remenber you can always remove HP but it is difficult to add HP once the engine is built.