Thanx for reaching out. I really like the idea of stacking up for a cam now instead of having to reopen her again in such a short time. I'd have to buy new lifters aswell since the shop never returned them to me. So with that being said could you point me out a good cam kit that won't leave me living in a box on the street when the wifey finds out how much I spent...,"Again" LOL
1- i don't know where chuco is so i can't advise on reground cam/lifters, but if you're stateside or have that option where you are i'd give strong consideration that way, which means go get your lifters back from the machine shop.
that's a basic break down of the stuff from summit. if you search some of those PN's (the melling ones) you can find them cheaper elsewhere-- ebay, autozone, etx.
same goes for the melling & sealed power lifters. the only exception i know is that melling sells their basic lifter in a 4-pack super cheap. so poke around and see what you can find.
i'd probably shy away from the 484/484 cam (that seems to basically be a copy of the old MP purple shaft) and you'd want compression and a 4spd or gears w/ stall behind that.
i think the "reasonable" play would be the muscle car replacement cam 429/444 or the 444/441 "classic", or something in that range.