Go to street cam from the 70s-80s.
Ok what was your favorite go too street strip hydraulic flat tappet cams from the 70s-80s. Mopar performance ect lift and duration.
Mine is the hemi street grind and 484.
My first ever MoPar engine rebuild was a 440 and I used the (early) Direct Connection "Hemi" grind, which was ground on a 108 LSA (later widened to 110) and had 284* advertized duration (later shortened to 280*). Needless to say, the newer cam was disappointing (sounding) in comparison when it came out. I loved the way it ran, but I did need an 11" converter. I was 17yrs old and working part time, so funds were limited, and I really didn't understand matching stall/gearing/cams yet-lol. It had 3.23 gears ('66 Coronet), so it was a little soft off the line, but a really good road machine.
Helped a friend with a 400 Dart and he bought a 280H Comp Magnum (then the latest craze), 280*/230*/110*LSA/.480" cam for it. It sounded pretty good but I wasn't really sold on how it ran.
Built a 318 with a Cam Dynamics "Energizer" (now Crane Cams) 272*/216*/110*LSA/.454" and was very satisfied with it. Sounded mean at idle and had a wide powerband, still my go-to on a 318 with headers and 3.23-3.55 gears and 2400 stall..
My go-to on "B" 383/400s in resto/mild daily drivers (3.23 gears) is the old Crane "EconoPower" 272/284* .454/.480" 112*LSA which is an ancient design. Good vacuum and revs nice with a noticeable idle. Similarly, my go-to in a HOT street 440 that's daily driven with a 2500+ converter and 3.55+ gears is the old Crane "Commander" 302/312* .504/.528" 112*LSA. These cams are reliable and predictable, and still work well today.
If you can find them anymore, the Cam Dynamics "Enforcer" tight LSA cams work well, I've seen those run good with 4 speeds in 340s on the street. One of the better running 340 automatic bracket cars I've seen ran a General Kinetics 310/.507"/107*LSA hydraulic cam.
