Inliners International Forums General Discussion Engines New cam install on 235

Just trying to gather more feedback before the install. I currently have a camshaft on the road from Patrick. Its the one he calls the 3/4 cam with the 252 intake and 264 ex. I was wondering what others might think of it with my setup prior to me installing it. I called Crane today and they are highly recommending a camshaft that's 254 intake - 254 ex for the low to mid torque gain.

I have a 55 l6 bored over .40, dual intake with progressive 2 barrels from Tom L, Fenton headers, HEI from Tom L, #145 T5 trans, smaller than stock tires at 235/60r15 and a 3.08 rear (soon to be installed) but currently using a 3.73.

I will do some highway driving and the 3.08 should put me in the 1800rpm area when doing 65mph. Most driving is street. What i like most is having get up and go power. Don't like the idea of having the thing scream at 3200 to get good torque as im told some camshafts will do. My driving habits and the way it runs now has me shifting around the 2500 mark as the current torque drops off at 2000rpm. The engine revs very nice and easily gets to 4000.