Help With A Street Engine Build

[airbubba32]

My Son and I are restoring an 87 Chevette for his 1st car.
I’d like to give it a little more lead in the pencil so to speak.

We are going to re-ring the motor soon and listed is what I plan to do:

Rebuild with Std Bore Size (1987 Lower End)
Ported & polished 1979 Head
New Stock Holley 2bbl Carb
Polished runners on the stock intake
Dual Outlet Exhaust Manifold with dual exhaust using glass packs or turbo mufflers
Electric Fuel Pump
Electric Cooling Fan
Accel Super Coil With 8.5mm Plug Wires
Accel Ignition Control Module
Auto Trans

The Camshaft is where I’m having the problem.

Can anyone give me a suggestion on what would be the best camshaft?

Any info or tips anyone can shoot my way on this project would be great.

Also does anyone have any idea where I can find new rocker arms?

Thanks…

[hydroli]

You can have problems with the fuel pressure with an electric fuel pump and the chevette carb. Be sure to set pressure at 3psi with a fuel pres. regulator.

[moonbeam]

Some tips you should not overlook:
Get the block honed at a shop that has a deck plate (Makes for a good ring seal, chevette blocks I've worked on have lots of cylinder wear),
Check the ring end gap, file fit an oversize ring set to keep the gap around .014"-.016" top ring...blowby sucks
check the piston top to head deck clearance(squish area),deck the block so the head to piston clearance is .040" (measure with the old head gasket)...
I have a ELGIN 270 degree cam in my chevette, its got a rough idle but pulls good from 2500 to 6500rpm(Elgin has a 260 degree cam they call a stock grind)....
also machine at least .040" off the head, to get the compression up to around 9.5 : 1
don't overlook the oil pump, a weak one will take out a bearing and that is costly...
all basic stuff that doesn't cost much, but will make a big differance... should put more lead in the pencil for a fun driver.