Symptoms of wrong cam installation

So the 260 / 265 is that advertised duration or at 50 because if that's advertised duration that's pretty mild cam and compression should not be an issue I was assuming it was at 50° and in that case flat tops and standard Edelbrock combustion Chambers are too big in my opinion.

its 260/264 at 50…. Its big
296/299 advertized

compression test is a good idea. Its not my car, i can only suggest tohim what to do.
He is hard headed…runs in the family..lol