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Originally Posted by Cliff R
"I´m using a factory 744 cam in my 462 w/96 heads, TH400 and 3.55.
It´s mellow as a kitten.
If i´d built it today i would have chosen the 041 cam with/regular lifters"
+2 for that cam choice plus I would deck and square the block, mill the heads a good bit, and establish tight quench and get the static compression ratio up towards 10 to 1 vs down around 9 to 1.
You will be nicely rewarded with close to 1hp/CID, plenty of vacuum at idle speed for power brakes, and a very good running engine that will be fine on pump fuel.......
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This is a "Tried and True" combination over the years, and you'll be happy with it. I have a similar recipe with a 462 with 6X-8 heads, RA manifolds, 041 RAIV clone cam (HLJ lifters) with 9.5 to 1 compression, Q-jet on a factory iron intake and it still annihilates the tires from idle...so much fun! It wasn't dyno'd, but compared to other 455's we've built, dyno'd and raced, it makes more power everywhere. I believe the 1 hp/cu. in. easily, has more than enough vacuum for the power brakes, and runs great on 93 pump gas.
Dennis