Cam Suggestion for a 440-499 stroker

Lil Demon said
I got a customer at my shop and I've been upgrading his brakes and suspension but then we got to talking about his engine and how it was setup. I could tell it needed carburetor tuning and timing re-curved. I did that and it runs a lot better but I can't do much for it's driving manners. I finally got the cam specs from him and for a street cruiser it is overkill IMO. Like I said It's a stroked 440 to a 499, Edelbrock RPM heads, SRP pistons netting him 10.5:1 Intake is Edelbrock TM7, The cam is a Comp Cams Hydraulic Roller 23-713-9 with .549/.544 lift and 242/248 duration on a 110 LSA. He's got the 4.10 gears out back and what seems like a 1200 stall converter LOL. As you can imagine just putting in gear kills the idle by 350 rpm and there's not much low speed torque to be enjoyed. You need to wind up the motor to make some steam.

I'm suggesting a cam closer to lower 230 duration or high 220's and of course the Edelbrock Performer RPM intake to help him enjoy a healthy production of low speed torque for a very stout street cruiser ocassional street brawler setup he intended. What say you guys?

That cam might not be perfect but it should be okay with 4.10 gears. I have a 246/246 cam in the 512 in my Duster and it runs fine. I think the trick is the converter. I have a tight 10" converter in my Duster but the stall speed is still up in the 3500 range. The TM7 intake might not be doing him any favors. If there is room under the hood and in the budget then I'd switch it to a Trick Flow intake. I don't think I'd use a Performer RPM on a 499 inch engine but you could if he is just driving it around town. Try changing the converter first and see how that goes then maybe think about a different intake. A slightly smaller cam might also be in the cards but I wouldn't go much smaller, maybe just a few degrees.