I just made a post about cams for a 350 or 327 that I plan to put into my wagon but wanted to make another thread just for this 350 of mine to help keep things organized since on this 350 I need push rods, lifters and everything unlike the 327 which just needs a cam... I have still yet to decide which engine to put into the wagon. Right now it has a 327 but I also have a 350 which I think in the end will be the right choice once it's built. One of these motors will be used in my 48 Chevy coupe and my thinking is that the 327 will be better for the 48 and a little different than the usual 350 sbc.
Anyways, I got this engine in a 96 S10 V8 swapped truck. The kid that sold me the truck said the engine and tranny had 50 miles on them and were rebuilt. Everything that the kid said was fine on the truck was not fine and most was a lie or cover up. What I did was tear this 350 down besides pulling the pistons and con rods to see if this was a lie or not since he said the first motor he put nitrous to and blew it up. He said this one never had any kind of nitrous go through it and from the looks of it, it looks fine. The cylinder walls dont have a ridge in them but I can't tell if they are fine or not. There are small scratches in them in all directions but nothing that my finger nail will grab into or catch on. Anyways, when I pulled the heads, my dumbass self didn't even think about the push rods and they fell out and hit the floor. Also I flipped the motor, again not thinking about the lifters) and they fell out hitting the floor and falling out of order. Some say you can just throw them back in and others say not to. I dont want to take a chance so am looking for a kit that will have new street/strip style cam with lifters push rods, and even springs will be fine along with timing gears and chain.
What would you guys recommend on this? Again this will be a daily driver but its a heavy 63 wagon, so a huge cam is NOT needed. I will most likely run a 600 cfm carb at most and an Edelbrock performer style intake manifold with headers and 3.55 gears in the back. I am thinking I will want mid range power for the highway.
Any idea on which cam and which full kit I will need for this? I have seen some kits with everything but I was not sure what the stock lift and duration of a 350 is and which kit to buy that will work with what I need. Thanks again for any info on this!