596 casting or 308 casting for mild 360 4bbl

A friend of mine since childhood got his parents 79 Cordoba with a 2bbl 360. Had 170k miles on the bottom end and a burnt exhaust valve. They bought it in 1980 or 1981. After his mother quit driving it in 2003, he started working on it as a 14 year old. Had the heads repaired with new guides a new seat, and new exhaust valves with a little cut from the head to make it straight. He then put a .484 purple shaft cam in @104 and an rpm air gap with a holley 750 vac secondary. It performed okay for a big car with 2.45 rear gears. By the time he was 17 he went to an 8 3/4 rear with a 3.23 sure grip and the car got noticeably quicker. The original lockup 904 trans died and he put in a built 727 with a 3500 stall converter, now the car was impressive for a low compression high mileage 360! Last month he pulled the old tired 360 and it is getting turned into a 408 now, so it will be fun to feel the difference that will make! Just an experience I thought I would share.