[Amc-list] Mopar Jeep Cam question

[Nick ALFANO <71amx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greg,
 
I might have one of those cams left in stock.  Melling, Engine Pro, Summit, Edlebrock etc all have similar grinds.  In fact, if you look at them, some are exactly the same.  The are made by one cam company and just put in different boxes.  Even Comp doesn't grind or make all of their own cams.  The 106 might be an issue with vacuum though.  I would probably go up on the centerline.
 
As for Crane, they seem to be backed up on just about everything right now.  There are rumors about the company but my rep there assures me they are not true.  You never know though.  Sometimes the people on the inside are the last to know.
 
Nick,
 
Alfano Performance
4849-76 st.
Kenosha, WI. 53142
262-308-1302
262-942-8271 after 6pm central and weekends 
 
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Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:27:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Mopar Jeep Cam question
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I would say go with the Summit brand amc cam. Cheap and works well. Esp in an RV engine.
  Davis 
Greg Taylor <amundaza@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  Good morning everyone,
I discovered that there are still a couple of the Mopar Performance cam & lifter kits available through www.chryslerpartsdirect.com for the AMC/Jeep V8?s. One of them is part number P4529623 and it is a Performance RV cam. Here are the specs ? has anyone ever run one of these? The old Total Performance (datson) book lists this as a stage 4 cam for Jeeps.
Lift: 0.450 int/exh
Duration : 256 int/exh
Overlap : 40
Centerline : 106
I have been waiting for 6 weeks for a Crane Powermax cam (863901 grind) from Summit and it is back-ordered another 7+ weeks. I?m considering the Mopar cam, since they were ground for Jeep performance engines. I noticed that this cam grind is IDENTICAL to the Isky 256-super cam (135125 grind) except that the Isky has a 112 lobe center. The Isky cam is rated at great torque and mileage, with an RPM range of 1500-4500 (Mopar didn?t list these specs).
So, has anyone ever run this Mopar cam, or what is your feedback on this for the stroker 304 build?
The other cam package still available is P4529622, which is slightly less lift at 0.433" int/exh (Stage 3 Cam in Datson book).
Thanks for the feedback, all!

Sincerely,
Greg Taylor :) <><
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