408 ignition curver advice

mbaird said
The 408 in my Swinger seems pretty lazy at lower rpms and I am thinking its my timing curve . I had the engine dynoed but that only covers 3000 - 7000 rpms .

The build is as follows
W2 heads ported
246/250 @ .050 / .648 lift on 108 solid roller
W2 Victor intake
9.5:1 compression
850 Pro Systems carb
Daytona Sensors CD-1 programmable ignition
TTI 1 7/8 headers with 3” exhaust and crossover all the way back .

My current curve is 18 intial and 32 total . Would 25 by 1200 be too much ?

Looking for more torque in the 1500-2000 rpm range . This thing should melt drag radial tires at will when I roll into the throttle . IMO .

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I'm running virtually the same cam with just a touch less lift. One motor's cam has a 108 LSA, and goes through an 2004R and a 3800 rpm lock-up converter.

The other motor has an identically sized cam, but it has 115 LSA, because its boosted. The builder says that will tame the cam significantly, but I haven't installed the motor, as I'm waiting for a transmission.

Both motors have EFI which might help at lower rpm