Indeed. Lined up dot to dot on new everything and the cam was around 10* retarded. Just run it. Nope.
It's easy to verify and takes little time to do so. 1* off meh... more than that and start looking to move it, especially if retarded. JMO
@carfreak6970 If the crank keyway isn't inline with the #1 cylinder on a LA or BB mopar, something is off with the set up. I had a customer put a 3 way gear on crank in the +4 position, then lined up the 0 mark with the cam. The key went from 1:30 looking at a clock to 5:30ish. The valves met pistons and totalled a fresh build in seconds. He mentioned it was "hard" to turn over with a socket... yeah no kidding. Obviously, no degreeing done.
Something went wrong with the closing event. Dial indicator slightly moved on tappet? I usually only go .050 before and after MAX lift and do the math. The cam appears to be close enough to run it with your 3* opening point. Max lift inline.
