Sounds great that you are on the road again! Just wondering if you reground the cam to the specs you got from Big Block? When I rebuilt my 351M I had a new cam reground to the specs. Seems that the cam kicks in around 2500 rpm - never have had engine reach 3000 rpm so only have used a small power band. You don;t live to far from me - we probably have seen each other! good luck with your build.