Help picking a bumpstick
 

I have a 61 short step with a 396 bored to 402. 8.5 to 9.0 compr, performer rpm intake, and large oval heads. I'm also running a turbo 400 trans torque converter is just over stock with 4.11 gears for now. Any suggestions on a good camshaft for this combo?

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What diameter and length headers?
What size carb? Vacum secondaries?
What are you willing to spin the motor too?
How about valve springs and lifters?
Is this a strip only deal or street strip?

With a slightly bigger than stock stall, I assume bottom end TQ is important to you?

Re: Help picking a bumpstick
 

Headers are Flowtech 31132 full length headers. Carb is an Edlebrock 750. Valvesprings are stock, but can always be changed, and I planned on usind Rhodes lifters. Yes bottom end torque is important to me. I had planned on building a light strip heavy street truck, now I just want to shut a few friends up.

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With out making a motor profile, I would guess something around a:

230/230 @ .050 with .550ish lift on a 106 ICL with a 110 LSA.

Re: Help picking a bumpstick
 

Thanks

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With the tight converter you are not gonna want to much duration or its gonna kill your low/mid range torque. If you plan on a hyd flat tappet I would run this one. Will work great with your low comp ratio and tight converter.

Comp XE268......268/280 adv.....224/230 at .050....515/520 lift....110 lsa.

Re: Help picking a bumpstick
 

Thanks for the suggestion. Comp Cams recomended xe274, so I was trying to decide between that one and the Voodoo vdbc268. Both are close to your suggestion, and almost exactly what Super 73 suggested.