.480/230 cam in an 8.5 CR 360?

Advance the cam 4° max, if you have a carb that you can change boosters to annular style those will help bottom end immensely.
Too bad you didn't have another 500-1000 rpm of stall .

My brother and I put a 484 purple shaft in his 73 duster with a 4 barrel 360. It was way to much cam but he had a stock converter.

I had a 474 purple shaft in a 73 charger 400 & it was almost too much for a stock converter.

Converter will fix everything unless you're rowing gears