The McGurk article from '55 seems to be the bible for the Stovebolt builds. Low lift and lots of Duration seem to be the key. I really like the cam grind he has in his #5 and 7 dyno runs. It has 245 duration and .421 lift on the intake, and 284 .410 lift on the exhaust. It peaks out on torque at 2000, but barely drops off all the way to 3500. It peaks out on Hp at 4500. Talk about a workhorse!
Even when he goes to a 264 .428 cam, torque still peaks at 2000 and goes strong to 3500. Hp peaks a little higher though.
I'm thinking something somewhere between the 245 and 264 would be ideal for a good street machine. Some more lift on the exhaust would probable benefit too.
In the CompCams catalog, their lobes have more lift than I like, given the duration. They must be more modern, small block grinds.
I was just trying to get some more opinions.
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