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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




When porting those heads, the chambers get ported and will be larger so don't worry about compression.
If your wanting hyd. roller we normally use something like 236-242@ .050 and about .580-.600 lift.
This is a real nice street grind that makes great TQ and HP with a good idle (slightly rough).
Brian


Brian Hafliger