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I've been reading about cams for about 2 weeks now, and I'm still not quite sure I fully understand the world of the camshaft...

I found, at some point, that I can install 1.7 rockers from a Chevy inline 6 into my 300, which will, in effect, give me more lift and duration, but I'm not quite sure what this will do in the line of torque/horsepower?

I want to keep the torque curve as low in the RPM range as I can get it.

Right now, the 300 peaks at 265 TQ@ 2,000 RPM.

I currently accelerate between 1500 and 2500 RPM, if that's relevant at all.

Ideally, I want to stack up the torque number, but keep it as low as it is now. IOW, I don't want less than 265 TQ @ 2,000 RPM, but I don't mind if the peak moves a bit, either up or down. I would definitely like a higher peak TQ number at 2,000 RPM, while keeping the same curve, relatively flat.

The real question is whether the 1.7 rockers will help what I want, or just be a waste of time?

Any other info is appreciated.

As a side note - What about diesel cams? How are they different from an equivalent gasser cam of relatively the same engine size? Are they designed to take advantage of the highest amount of flow possible for a given RPM range, or is there more to it?