360 street car Help

Hemi - a few things I find funny.. That price increase, has nothing to do with profit getting back to China. They still get the $.20/hr for labor. On the testing... if you got a 30cfm differnece in favor of the Crosswind, you have a problem with the bench or operator because the data is skewed. They are definately NOT an Airgap. They are smaller ports, with more port to port varience, and casting that plain sucks. Not to mention fitment issues due to the machining. Edelbrock is conservative in many things, mostly camshafts. Speaking of cams...I hear that "chevy" lobe BS every day. It must be nice to have a scapegoat for machinist errors...lol. If a builder is saavy enough, there is no mechanical reason for the cam to flatten. Also, one can find .904 special fast rate lobes from everyone except Crane. I usually use fast rate ford lobe designs for my cams, they take less valve spring, and make all the power I need. You'll also note the cam I suggested is a Crane...lol. That grind was new in the early 80s, and still makes serious power in the engines I've used it in. I've yet to lose a lobe due to cam or lifter manufacturer, and that is using some Comp .904 special rate lobes and Engle .904 special rate lobes. I have had to bush lifter bores, and swap around lifters to get them all to rotate... and of course take the extra time and care to measure those bores, and check for rotation... but no bad cams. MP cams are old designs that will work, but the quality control is now terrible which is why I don't run them. I gave up after having to move one 10° to reach the ICL on the cam card. The fact your buddy is a good racer means he wins. Not his MP cam has any real reasponsibility for extra power.