That's the ticket. I'm not sure what to expect to be honest. Even if my current motor is 150Hp and this 350/290 only hits 220 hp, that's still significant I would expect. If I can find someone nearby with one of these motors I'd be able to see for myself.
What do you meanly additive? I'm not using an additive now. What's does this flat tappet cam need that oil doesn't have?
Zinc-ZDDP additive. Modern engines with roller tappets don't need it so 99% of the oil don't have it.
This is precisely why I recommended the vortec engine. Would suck to flatten a new cam
Yes, not only a flat cam but good bye bearings and oil pressure. I went from very good oil pressure to very poor when my cam went flat. The cam bits have to go somewhere. Going roller for precisely this reason, it sucks. Good thing it was a $120 motor. The 290 hp has a pretty aggressive flat tappet cam.
You're joking right? I sure hope so. That cam is the opposite of aggressive.
All you need is an oil that's intended for older vehicles. I use Joe Gibbs 'DRIVEN' oil. They call it 'racing oil' but whatever. I have it in my dually (BBC w/flat tappet hyd cam) & used it in the car (SBC w/flat tappet hyd cam). I don't remember but it may not be CAT-converter friendly though. We use Rotella T4 on the Model-A's.
Not really, 222/222 duration is far from smogger stock, a lot for 8 to 1 compression. I would think they throw on stiffer valve springs with that cam. I would not run SP oil. I had a 214/214 cam go flat FYI.
