I'll be building my 351C and are trying to round up the goodies. I am having trouble choosing parts as this is the first V8 I have built and I hear the 351C requires different stratigies. I wish to create a strong running street engine (focus on torque) which will also see occasional track/autocross time. These are the items already chosen. 4V open chamber heads w/polished chambers w/Marino port stuffers and w/exhaust plates, Sanderson headers, Edlebrock performer intake, MSD. My question is with the Pistons and cam. I planned on the KB line. Either the KB108/177 (flat top 9.5 cr) or the KB149 (.100 solid dome 10.6 cr) (I hear that TRW makes a 10.1 cr but I don't have a catalog to verify) I would be massaging the piston tops. I would assume that each of these pistons with the different compression ratios would require different cams to work properly without pinging yet yield best power. Can you recommend a cam for each of these pistons and the pros/cons of the piston cr's. I can machine off some of the KB149 to reduce the cr some. Your experience and thoughts are welcome. Also feel free to suggest where I may have gone wrong. Thank you
David
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