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Hi i'm mike a new member. Why dont you check the Scat or Eagle rotating assemblies, rings and bearings and it's balanced. I've built a bunch of race motors and a lotta street motors. Nuthin worse than an over cammed hi compression street car. Do your homework on your chamber cc's. Course you gotta clearance your block and keep your cam bout .480 lift and 230 degrees @ .050. That cam should clear your rods ok. With a 700 carb should make 380 to 400 HP. And get 15 MPG. I gotta motor like that in a 71 Elcamino and it's a mustang eater. Ha

Hi this is mike
I made a post earlier but it vanished. I've built a lotta race and street motors and there's nuthin worse than an over cammed hi compression street car. A straight forward rotating assembly from Scat or Eagle about 10 to 1 compression with a hydraulic cam bout .480 lift and 230 degrees @ .050. With any low end aluminum head should make 375 to 400 HP. Course you'll have to clearance your block, but with that type cam you should'nt have any rod to cam interference.

I think i meant to say i was talking bout a 383. Same money for a 350. But a rotating assembly is cheaper. You can buy an assembly for $800 to $900 at summit and they come balanced. Even if someone gave you the pistons it would cost $500 for bearings and to have it balanced.

Hi Mike.. I see both you're earlier post and later post.. I think the computers are playing games with you! Trick or treat???

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Tech1,
I've acquired most of the parts recommended and started assembly. So far so good. Question- with the Howards Cam above, would you recommend staying with 1.5:1 rockers or would 1.6 be OK? I have Comp Roller Die Cast 1.6's on order but they are backordered due in Dec 19. Still time to go to 1.5.

Tech Inspector1- I have followed your recommendations with the above parts. I purchased Comp Cams 1.6 roller rockers to go with the Edelbrock Performer RPM heads. My pushrods are Comp Cam 7993- 7.900 .080 They are too long because I can't even start a thread on most of them. Do you have enough info with what I have provided to recommend the correct pushrod?

Tech Inspector1- I have followed your recommendations on the 327 build with the above parts from your post. I purchased Comp Cams 1.6 roller rockers to go with the Edelbrock Performer RPM heads. My pushrods came out of a low mile 383 and are Comp Cam 7993- 7.900 .080 They are too long because I can't even start a thread on most of them. Do you have enough info with what I have provided to recommend the correct pushrod?