Wanting 500 hp (or close) out of a stock stroke 360

We all know what it takes. More air, via more heads and/or more cam. Pipemax agrees (I own that too - Larry's a great guy to chat with).

yeah, but I see alot of combos with BIG street camshaft (260-270@050) and the car is not going fast = combo mismatch. its a normal problem to overcam the combo. then you loose all over. The butt-o-meter may say its working, because the engine is a dog and come on strong when it first do, but you could gain hp,tq,mph etc with a smaller camshaft that was better matched to the rest...cant stress it enough, it all comes down to the combo. find a engine that has dynoed the level you want, and build a EXACT copy, then you have it:-)

just look at, for example the 11.second thread- combos you find a WIDE spread in camshafts. you find small cams that you cant believe goes that fast, and big cams you cant believe is that slow.
its all about the combination