thats not a bad cam. it will idle pretty rough so set your timing at at least 15. maybe up it to 18. figure out what the timing is at 2500 rpm and make sure it doesnt go above 36 or so. see if the distrib can be adjusted to limit the timing.

the 600 carb is pretty small. but it should run if there isnt anything wrong with it. make sure the accelerator pump is pumping gas as soon as the throttle opens.

is the harmonic balancer new? was it checked to make sure the TDC mark is really TDC? something wrong and it may be the cam is not installed right or the timing may be way off or the carb is messing with you. really need to go at it one bit at a time


It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.