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1) 60' is too slow ( gear and converter plus.....)
2) carb is too big
3) I dont think the cam is that big of a problem
( at this point, albeit a 496 could handle more cam, but you dont have a lot of compression, so there is a compromise going on there)
Work on 60' first, then the rest will come around. Your MPH indicates low 11's, but wont get there with that 60'
Make one change at a time. Dont overcam the heads, if they havent really been ported.
What LSA is the cam, and how is it installed?
I was thinking the same thoughts by comparing his times to my car. My car weighs the same and just has a mild 440 with 11:1 comp., iron 452 heads and a 509 purple shaft, 4.30 gears and 29.5 slicks. It would run 7.20's pretty consistant (best 6.99). I would think he would be making a good deal more power. His 1/8 MPH is pretty good. I think he should be doing atleast low 1.6's in the 60ft. I would do some suspension tweaking and maybe some 28" slicks to start.
1965 Fury II
1970 Challenger 440, 509 cam, 11:1 w/ 452 iron heads, 6.99 1/8, 11.29@ 120mph 1/4
(1999 Magnolia Drag strip track champion)
1992 Jeep XJ Crawler
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