318 LA roller block questions

Icetech said
Wow Rumble.. thank you for taking the time to reply and damn good answers :) I will be 100% honest about this years plan.. just a stock bottom end but next year probably a 390, so.. i plan to order TFS heads now, rpm intake and a mild cam to have a fun driver for the year. Also spreading the cost out some and wanting to pay for the big parts once and not twice :) I will rarely go over 5500rpm (when engine spin high i just see dollars burning).. so no need for a massive cam with long duration. Not worried about a nasty idle and all that.. rather have a good choice for the application and not the sound.

P.S. just reading about cams and looking at them can become an obsession honestly...

Your welcome. I read heavily on camshafts (obsessive is a good description for myself as well) from many different sources. The long departed and the currently active all have interesting thoughts on camshafts. Take in as much as possible.

Never worry about what the cam idle is like. The narrower the centerline and the larger the over lap leads to that nasty racer idle but in truth, it’s dishing out A LOT MORE TORQUE than that smooth idling cam is.

In the end, what ever makes you happy. But I’d hate to see you use a cam that could throw away an easy 40 ft. lbs. on the low end just for the sake of a smooth idle.