This winter I plan to prepare a 292 to go into my '57 chevy 3800. Obviously, with a 1-ton truck I don't plan to be drag racing. The vehicle weight is approx 4000 lbs, engine rpm cruising at 55 will be 2300. I'll put an offenhauser intake with a small 4 bbl carb and I might do some light porting but no lumps. This truck will probably never see a full load again but I might do some light hauling and towing, but mostly just piddling around. My question is whether I should use the leftover 250 cam or stay with the stock. (I know I'll have to use an electric fuel pump for the 250 cam.) The 250 cam is an Iskey 231256, .492 lift, 256 duration, 112 lobe center. At this point I'm using parts that I already have except for the carb that I haven't found yet. I don't want to buy a new cam unless there's a good reason to. Funds are tight. Any recommendations will be appreciated.
