Quote Originally Posted by Racerdude View Post
I am looking to build a 496 with a set of 781 heads that I currently own, not looking to make max hp just looking for decent torque for the street. looking at going with a scat rotating assy and will most likely use a hyd roller cam. Has anyone built one in the past and have some info on what has worked will for you. I am looking for a cam with enough vac for power brakes but still have a nice chop of possible, I have a 69 c10 with turbo 400 trans and 373 gears but have plans to possibly go to 308 for alittle better interstate driving. Thanks
Sounds like a good setup, adding the information that Richard gave you, should end up with some really nice usable torque for the street. Personally I'd probably be looking for a nice set of aluminum heads, friend of mine score a used set of Edelbrock aluminum heads for his big block. Got a super deal on them, $500.00 for the pair. The used stuff is around this time of year, all the racers and posers are getting ready to update to the latest trick of the month club heads and there seems to be a lot of good used stuff available. Swap meets, Craigslist, and Racing Junk are all good sources to consider. I believe Richard told me once that with aluminum heads, you can increase the compression one full point, and big blocks do like compression!