I did not degree the camshaft (this could have been my mistake). The compression is 8.0 to 1, which is why I went with the that particular camshaft. When I performed the compression test, the engine was cold and I did fully open up the carburator.
I spoke with Chris Mays at Comp Cams today. He felt that my particular engine combination with the XE262 cam should produce 150-160 PSI. Mays felt that I had purchaced an appropriate camshaft. He was of the opinion that I probably installed the camshaft improperly (retarted). If I did, then I will feel pretty retarded! I will have time to check this on Monday. Thanks for the imput gentleman.
Anybody else out there have a (modified) low compression 400? If so what combination did you put together and are you happy with it?
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