I am buying the new motor tonite i think, and the heads and cam are off/out of the motor. Would this be a good time to perform a cam swap? How difficult would it be? What all is involved. ie how difficult is it to put in new lifters? It is a 4-bolt 350 with flattops and L98 heads. I will have an edlebrock performer intake and a 650 carb on top. I have the stock one legger and 2.73's but will change them eventually. There are headers, hi flow cat, and 3inch hooker exhaust. Sorry for the length, but I think that that is all useful when finding a cam, right? Thanks.
Matt

 

while the engine is out of the car would be the ideal time to change anything that you might need to change on the motor. l'm not going to go into a detailed description on what all is involved, but l will tell you that you will need a valve spring compressor, timing light, engine break-in lube, damper puller, head gaskets, intake gasket, header gaskets, timing chain cover gasket valve springs (matched with cam and rocker arms) installing the lifters is a peice of cake, if youre installing roller lifters youll need the keepers to keep them from rotating. if youre installing roller rockers youll need the pushrod retainers that bolt under the rocker stud to keep the pushrods straight. get a matched package from comp or crane and youll be fine, the instructions are easy to follow, and you can't screw it up.