Simplest and easiest way to run a clutch type fan in an early A body is to use the early cast iron water pump. Nothing wrong with it, it's what I run in mine.
To quote the o.p. in post #1, which head for a MAX performance build" ?(capitals added).
For a motor with 14 to one compression, a .750 solid roller motor, with two 850s on a tunnel ram, and 471 cu inches, id probably use the speedmasters if those were my only two choices.
Anything short of a...
There might be another issue here with DV way of picking cam, for him it's all about lsa and overlap and get the duration from those specs, a tighter lsa with same overlap would be less duration so probably lowering top end even more. Also he really don't give much info on how to pick overlap...
Back in our younger days, a few friends went to a strip club in Omaha after a concert. The cops were just leaving and we asked why so many cops. Oh-a guy just got shot dead in here. needless to say, we didn't stick around.
All well here. Drove through a little corner of it.
Lot of flash flooding. Drove through some fairly deep areas on low spots. Small limbs and such all over.
Overall, not bad