Symptoms of wrong cam installation

It takes a lot to turn a 5000 stall converter into a 3200 stall converter.

I agree.
But..... sometimes not everyone is on the same page as far as how we are determining what the stall speed is.

One other thought on the converter thing.......
If the motor was “right” and the converter were just really tight...... the 1/4 mile speed should still look pretty good.

If the stall is way lower than expected, and the speed is also low........ that points more towards a low HP problem.