408 Stroker

lead69 said

With strokers there is allot of debate about what constitutes a street cam and to be completely honest the example shown above is more like a truck cam with a buttery smooth idle to me. I'm not saying it doesn't make power, clearly it does but if you are truly using trickflows I would recommend something solid in the high 230s at .050 and around .550 lift at minimum to really take advantage of the heads and stroke.

For me if I'm going to spend the money you are I want see 500hp to be worth the investment, otherwise I will throw on some edelbrocks/speedmasters and be happy with my 430-450hp and fatter wallet.

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Not that I’m knocking your choice of approximate cam duration, but as you said, it is really all relative. Your cam is a 6 degree increase, which is small. Often considered one step up in size. I’d also say the same on lift only against the heads best flowing lift. While you don’t have to lift the valve that high to actually make power, if you can the valve lift up there to take advantage of the higher flow ability of the head, there’s some more power there. The difference between a mid .400 lift or a .550 lift is good. If you can push it a tad with a rocker ratio, even better, and better yet, a little more duration at the higher lift starts to really move some air and make some more power.