Cams for 318's

YY1 said
I've mentioned several times that I'd love to see the same kind of analysis I've seen with big block cam selection or even stroker/340/360 cam selection applied to a reasonably mild build 318, with no other mods but, say a 4 barrel and dual exhaust, and maybe starting with one of the 9.2:1 factory engines.

I know we have several in-house persons with those kinds of qualifications.

There are at least a dozen off the shelf cams that qualify as a "next step up" or "two steps up" cam from the .400 lift of the factory part, without getting into the "mill the valve guides" lift area. Maybe all those in the .450 lift and under.

If only I had lottery winnings to figure out what to do with.....
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Agreed. It's speculative. Adding a bigger cam to a Teen rarely get's tested on a dyno or drag strip. I would like to do a little testing myself. A few passes on weekend with the duals and my 2 barrel. In a week or two, a few runs with a 4 barrel and LD4B only. Then a cam change and another test. There's a lot of cams out there that are bigger than stock without getting so big you need a converter and some 4.10's if you know what I mean. There again, which one is "best"? No correct answer there. May be choose 5 of the most popular cams?