Need Cam Help 408 Street / Strip

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looks like a nice build, but I would definitely rethink what you have planned on the torque convertor front.

I had a similar build to yours, just a hair more compression( 11.5 ish) Saw a lot of street use, and more than one 70 mile round trip jaunt to the track.
Used an 8 inch convertor that flashed about 4800 with a comp flat tappet cam..107 lsa, installed at 104 260/266@50, 598/623 with 1.6 rockers. Dwayne Porter specc'ed the cam, was a comp. 10.70's at 3400 pounds,with exhaust, fun general purpose build. Eddies, tti 1 5/8 to 1 3/4 step headers, weiand excellerator, 1025 race demon 4150 style carb, 416 cubes. Ross pistons and eagle rods,727, 4.10 gears.

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needs a converter change

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Great advice guys, the converter is currently in the car. Can defiantly change it out during the engine swap. was your car a little too much on the street? my car will see 90% street action, so i don't want to get crazy with the cam, converter and rear gear.

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Probably 70/30 strip street. Even a 4.10 type gear at 60 mph ish with a 28 inch tire runs 3000-3200 or so, paying attention with convertor choice. That isn't gonna hurt anything. The cam I ran used ultra mild spring pressures, could put thousands of miles on such a setup.
Even an 8 inch convertor with good tranny pan and. cooler should live just fine.
You have a lot of nice parts there and wanting heads ported. Why saddle the combo to run 12's when it can runs 10's 90% as reliably.

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I’m building a small block 408 and need help picking out a cam that is good for a street / strip Cuda on pump gas or E-85 if required. I’m a little concerned about the compression and know the cam selection is critical. Below are the details of the build:

1974 360 block, .030 over, cylinders race honed with plates, sonic tested, deck trued, line honed.

.030 Diamond pistons part #51026.

Eagle H-beam rods

Eagle Forged 4.00" crankshaft.

Edelbrock #60775 63cc aluminum cylinder heads.

Compression should be between 10.5 and 11 with the 63cc heads (Could I reduce this with Cometic head gaskets?)

Stall is 2600 - 2800 and 3.91 rear

Also looking for a good shop to port the heads that can turn them around in a few months.

Thanks for the help

Jim

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Curtis Boggs did my Edelbrocks and they work well. Call Hughes Engines for a cam.

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