IM surprised by Richard Holdeners 360 Magnum camshaft swap.......

Im 65 and have been around cars for 50 yrs. I have never seen a mild engine gain 60 horse power with a change to a relatively light camshaft !
Why wouldn't it?

How I see low hp engines, have what I call free hp, what the long block can make with just a 4bbl cam and headers, basically what's possible with the stock heads and cr. We know magnum heads and cr are able to make at least 400 hp which is a 100 hp over what a stock cammed magnum with 4bbl and headers which is about 20 hp over stock intake and exhaust.

The cam he uses is about half of what a 400 hp magnum uses, plus stock cam are so weak doesn't take much to be a big improvement. Even stock duration on a tighter lsa with more lift, probably be a decent improvement.