Taking advice from that guy... you got stones...
Good to read the suggestion worked well.
What you had to do to get things to run back in the 80's aren't the same as what I would do today with affordable rollers or fast rate cams. Had to wind those 284 and 292 cams ahead (as far as 100ICL) in stock compression engines to get the pull started early. If you could afford a good converter back then, even better, those converters sucked compared to todays pieces. Stepping on the gas pedal was similar to stepping on a marshmellow. Soft, soggy... ugh
If I was limited to those cams selections, damn straight I'm putting it in ahead if converter limited on stock level compression engines.
@junkyardhero Would appreciate that I always suggested the 284 over the 292 for streeters. Most of the time the 292 was only better within 500 rpm of peak. Everywhere else the 284 was an equivalent or better choice.
