BigSid- Is your setup otherwise stock (stock cam, stock torque converter the assumed auto tranny)? When I did my upgrades, my "expert" friend recommended a torque converter with a 2000 rpm stall, but after it was all together, he said he "couldn't even feel the cam". I think I know what he meant, but his calibration is skewed, as he's used to dragging big-block chevy II's (he used to race Ford's, which did help us a lot when we were initially getting the car fired).
Point of this ramble: cam selection, torque converter, and rear-gear all go together to put the oomph where you want it in the rpm curve, you may have to mess with all of the pieces.