Jeep Strokers

Guys I know the subject has came up countless times,CAMS .... I was considering the mopar 229 until at the machine shop the other day at the machine shop they recommended a bigger cam! My question is who's running lunati? I know Dutchman has the 63500 but is motor isn't even broken in yet , I'd like something with a broad powerband & a somewhat lopey idle,the jeep is more of a D.D so I'm thinking a screamer might do better than a torquer , the #:s are still confusing to me with that said does anyone thats been here have any suggestions to help me in my decision?

IM happy with the 229. I do wish it was the 30.. but almost impossible to find these days.

229 is equivalent to the very popular 68-231-4 from comp.. minus having to go with stiffer springs and new retainers \ locks.

i'm running the 63501 and so far love it. it has a smooth idle and lots of low end torque. only have about 300 miles on it so far and hopefully this weekend i'll have the new engine management in so i can really see what it's capable of

one thing i noticed with lunati cams is that their lobe is thinner than mopar ones. I dont know if this is a huge deal but when I took their cam out with less than70 miles on it you could see the lifter was riding more than half off of the lobe. I dont think this would last for too long with only a third of your lifter touching cam

All of the aftermarket cams, unless you get a custom grind on the later blanks, are narrow.

Not sure if that effects longevity and reliability or not I sure dont want to join the cam/bearing failure club. From what I've heard the mopar cams have the wider lobes I've been kind of leaning towards the 229 for that reason and the fact ill save some money not having to buy new springs and all of that! Hopefully I don't end up regretting it but I'm running out of money and patience

honkysXJ wrote:From what I've heard the mopar cams have the wider lobes I've been kind of leaning towards the 229 for that reason and the fact ill save some money not having to buy new springs and all of that!

I think the Melling stock '96-'04 replacement cam is a better choice.

SilverXJ wrote:All of the aftermarket cams, unless you get a custom grind on the later blanks, are narrow.

Wouldnt this be harder on the cam and the lifter though? All the power transfer then would be on far less material than if you were using a mopar cam.
Also, do you know if it is normal for aftermarket cams to have a fuel pump lobe on the cam?

Yes, less area for the lobe to disperse its load over. Doesn't help wear. And its normal to have the FP eccentric.

I think the Melling stock '96-'04 replacement cam is a better choice

I'm. Sure its on here but does anyone have a part# handy ?

r, I opted for the Melling #MC1376 stock replacement cam for the '96-'99 4.0
Found it