Edelbrock heads (cam selection)
Lustle, you say I'm dramatic?!?!
LOL, look in the mirror and to answer your question, it is a rewinding "No!" But then again, if you want to take up the torch in what you assume, go right ahead.
Now get off the soap box and quit cryin!
Most of what you wrote just doesn't apply and has a zero bearing.
LMAO!
Are you still here? And STILL commenting without contributing? Huh....
View attachment 1714950590 Maybe you misunderstood me, right now I have this cam.. Which came in the edelbrock top end kit. Which is recommended to use with a 3000 stall
I would say 3000 stall is appropriate for that cam. And it's not the stall we are ragging on. It's the choice of torque converter. "Off the shelf" torque converters will always be beaten by custom built ones. A custom built torque converter will wind tighter at low RPM for better throttle/torque response, have better brazing, and be designed SPECIFICALLY for your combo. You should see the list of questions they ask. Even with the same stall, you'll see much better performance out of a custom built unit.
If that cam is installed, I would run it and see how it does. You're messing with a system that you haven't even tried yet. So how do you know what it needs if you haven't run it?
In the future though, if you are "looking for more". I would suggest the following:
Solid roller that has duration/lift matched to what your head flow - if you want low end torque select a cam between 230/240 @50 and below, something in the area of .550 lift, if you want hot street, 240/250 @50 in the area of .600 lift, if you want all out then 250+ @50 with over .600 lift.
Get 1.6 roller rockers, I personally like hughes, no needles, bare, basic, and good price
Ported heads with flow charts so you can select cam - for example, don't get a cam that has .650 lift, if your heads are giving up the air at .600, mismatched parts makes a dog
Dyno the engine, figure out peak horsepower
Based on peak horse/tire size select gearing so that you "trap" just below peak power
New custom torque converter built to match setup
I mean obviously there is more too it. Keep up DCR, exhaust is important, etc etc. But thats a general guideline. Lots of good advice in here too.
One thing I would say is, don't pay 100% attention to that website either, looks like it was made in '96 and I'm sure there are better builds and such out there now. Don't be surprised if you build the same engine and it doesn't do quite as well. Check out the hughes site for a great 360 build that does well over 500 horsepower.
#14---360 Stage 3 Dyno Test
Although don't take that as gospel either.
And don't be surprised if you starting beating the guys with "500+ horse" small blocks. A lot of guys have no idea what they are actually running.
