Originally Posted by lewtot184
my thoughts; 250@.050" with cast manifolds is a lot, even if the LSA is spread out. that's even a lot of cam for the compression ratio.,.


This.

Plus the questions asked in the second post: cranking cylinder pressure, actual cam 0.050" durations, LSA and ICL. Is it a solid or hydraulic?

Although there has been a lot of good comments as to what could be the problem, I'm guessing it's the cam and lack of cylinder pressure.