[The_Bishop]

As some of you know, I've been sitting on 80% of the parts I have to do a heads/cam swap for far too long now.

Problem is, when I started putting this together I had different goals than I do now, so I'm debating changing out the cam.

Original plan: Mildly ported 243 heads with LS6 lightweight valves, 5 angle valve job and Brian Tooley double valve springs, LS6 intake (already on car) and an EPS 222/226 .597/.598 113 LSA cam. Car already equipped with a Yank SS3600 converter and 3.42 rear, full stainless exhaust (Dynatech headers, catted Y pipe, Magnaflow).

Thing is, I don't want to jerk around with swapping out valve springs later on, or a stinky idle, or low RPM driveability issues.

I've been tossing around the idea of selling the existing cam/spring package and moving to a milder setup. Was looking at the Brian Tooley Racing truck stage 2 cam. It's a 212/218 .553/.553 on a 113 LSA. Should be good for a boost in power output, especially with the 243 heads. It's engineered to 'drop into' a stock setup, and can use the yellow stock beehive springs. It should be long-lived and easy on parts, and I also don't want to spin the original '98 short block too high. It should also be a lot easier to tune.

Anyone have any thoughts on this?