Camshaft Blues

74Swinger340: The Edelbrock cam looks ok from a spec point of view with the rest of your setup. Eddy recommends a 9.5:1 compression ratio for the cam. My books say 10.5-11.0:1 for something in this range. If you're looking at a Comp Cam, the XE268H is going to be close.

MoparDude318: For 3.55 gears on a 318 I suggest a Comp XE250H.

My suggestions are for street engines. I'm sure others will say you can use more cam, and that may be. The LA is easy to over cam. I personally put throttle response over all-out horsepower for a street engine.