@Baggs - What is the rear ends gear ratio and tire size? The cams mentioned below work well with 2.94 to 3.55 gear ratio pretty good.
The weird thing with Chrysler is for a long time there is a gap between the 3.55 to 3.91 ratios. The 3.73 went missing in the early days. It’s available though.
If your gear ratio is at 3.23/3.21 or numerically lower, I would not use a larger cam and the stock converter. Read on below.
The Crane is a 272 (216@050) .454 on a 112.
This cam has a mello idle, easy driver, a basic upgrade cam that works well in a stock engine with or without bolt on’s. Exhaust manifolds or headers, 2 or 4bbl carbs.
I used the split cam at 216/228 (272/284) .454/.480 on a 112 in that old project Duster I started in with a decade plus ago to try and show how just simple bolt on parts can really improve a low compression 318. The Duster did end up managing some high 14 1/4 runs on a ‘79, low 7.8-1 compression long block 318 & 3.23 gears on stock tires.
