To big of cam for a stick car??????

Ran plenty of large cams with a standard transmission with no issues. By large cam i mean 800 lift plus, duration @50 was 300 on exhaust and made 986 on pump gas. Drove it on some drag and smaller drive deals 100-200 miles without an issue and was pleasantly surprised how nice it drove on highway at 55mph.

I would for sure ditch the hydraulic and put in a solid roller. With the spintron technology, and the knowledge it brought years in the industry, i think you would be surprised how nice it would drive and how little you have to set the lash. .02