Mopar Cam 284/484 or 288/497

moper said

It's a trick sometimes required when using the wrong cam. At least in my opinion. I don't think cylinder pressure will be a concern with those camshafts... Nor will valve to piston clearance. The last MP cam I installed needed 8 degrees advance just to get it to the recommended ICL. It was made horribly. So degreeing it is a "must" anyway. Just have keyways handy for the cam and crank in case you have to move it a mile.

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Come on moper, you know this isn't right. You can't say you installed the last MP cam you did 8 degrees AHEAD, when it went it at the recommended ICL. That is just where the cam card said to install it. To be 8 degrees ahead, it would have to be 8 degrees MORE than where you have it.


Those are two entirely different things we are talking about.

Like we all say, decreeing is a MUST. Had you not degreed that cam, it would have been 8 degrees retarded and it would have had zero bottom end, idled like a pig and been a ***** to tune.


I often wonder when guys complain about "bottom end" if they actually degreed the cam, or if they even know what to expect. You can't have tire frying power from 500 RPM and expect the engine to RPM to 9500. You have to have realistic expectations.