Okay guys here's the deal. I'm want a fairly potent daily driver built with spare parts in the garage. This is what I'm thinking about putting together.
300-350hp would be nice.

roller 350 shortblock
I have a couple stock 350 cranks or I could tear the stock crank out of my 400 and go 383... (if the heads and intake will keep up.)
062 vortec heads (already machined to take up to .600 lift.)
A TPI from a 92 vette. (w harness and ECM)
TH350

What I need to get
Scoggy-Dickens vortec base.
Looking at comp's 268XFI HR-13 cam
and eventually a burnt chip (Anyone have any experience w/Harris performance?)

Some questions I have:
Is going with 1.6 rockers on this intake setup worth it? Should I just stick with the 1.5's I already have? The difference in lift with this cam on the intake is .035" .535 vs .57 and on the Exhaust side is .034" .531 vs .565. This is right around the lift where the vortecs are flowed out anyway.

With this top end I'm leaning to sticking with the 350 crank because I think the stock TPI will run out of breath to soon to feed a 383. I could be wrong though.

The dreaded question. Is this cam worth it? I've seen mixed reviews but most seem to like it as a daily driver. I've never requested a custom grind as others have suggested in the threads I have researched. This is my first FI motor build so cam choice is a lot more critical according to all of the threads i have researched so thats causing me to second guess my choice in the cam.
What are your thoughts?

 

http://www.scotthansen.net/index.html

this guy is good for the prom tune and cheap

build the 350- high compression over 10 to 1

the cam wont matter all that much

get a diggy ign system

you will have a street monster

I had to reduce my rear end back to the 2.77 from 3.56 because I did not need all that power and I wanted some gas millage

compression is the key

 

Thanks Jamon
Sounds like you recommend sticking with the 350 crank.
I have 10-1 compression right now. I could probably push it a to 10.5 but I still want it to be a pump gas motor. How are the vortec heads on preignition at higher compression?
Thanks for the link on the chip I'll drop him a line.
Diggy ignition? Where can I get info on it?

 

uhhh, ok so many things wrong in this post i dont know where to start... to get a proper tune you should look into doing it yourself. 95% of the mail order prom guys dont nail the tune on the first try, or the second and the third. for what youll spend on prom burning stuff, its isnt hard to learn. the cam wont matter much at all? since when???? 10.0:1 compression is great, but it hurts the pocket book when you have to fill up with premium, a nice mild 350 tpi with 9.5-9.8:1 comp that can run on midgrade, maybe even regular if your cheap if alot more feasible in a daily driver. id say stick with the 350 for a daily driver. and wtf is a diggy ign system. i think you should read, he is looking for a potent daily driver, not a street monster

 

yes I have to run 91-93 oct. it cost me about 2.50 a fill up. I had to take out a loan

diggy ign- I run a accel 300+ it sparks three times instead of one

I have to give it up to scott, the guy who burned my chip, its right on first time

but I have to agree with 1986Z28OWNER I would like to burn my own chips

scott only charges like $55 if you send him your prom

 

Thanks 1968 and Jamon
I'm sticking with the 350 crank and the 10:1. I'll look into burning my own chips and I'm going to go with that cam and the 1.6 lifters.