Small block Purple cam identification?

[kma]

Need help to identify this SB Purple Shaft. Anyone?

 

[Demonracer]

Can you post the numbers, some of us old farts may have a tough time seeing the first digits.

 

[abodyjoe]

yea i can't make out those numbers either. might be better off measuring the lobes.

 

[toolmanmike]

I didn't see the first 3 until I looked with a magnifying glass.

 

[chrgdrt]

looks like the 280/474 street hemi grind.
That one step down from the 284/484. But measuring the lobes would confirm

 

[kma]

Seller says it’s 000171.

 

[cookietruck]

I don’t see any MP cams ending in 171

Chrysler High Performance Cam Data

 

[memike]

Seller says it’s 000171.

Seller ? Not for sale, just wants an ID on it

 

[kma]

Seller ? Not for sale, just wants an ID on it

It is for sale here in Sweden. But seller doesn’t know ANYTHING about it except for the red dot and 000171 as pictured.
My thought was somebody here knew.
Best way might be to measure the lobes

 

[kma]

I don’t see any MP cams ending in 171

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Me neither

 

[Dart Frog]

Yes measure the lobe lift with calipers and that will really narrow it down. It's fairly simple and many threads on the internet explaining procedure.

 

[33IMP]

The I.D. is the color of the paint spot..... but I don't know the code.
Caliper measurement of the lobes should answer the question.

 

[junkyardhero]

The I.D. is the color of the paint spot..... but I don't know the code.
Caliper measurement of the lobes should answer the question.

that was my understanding as well. because DC/MP had several companies grind their cams they ID'd the units by paint dots/colors and sometimes stripes on the shaft.

there's a codex floating around somewhere that deciphers the ancient language, but i haven't the slightest as to where it could be found.

 

[toolmanmike]

Chrysler High Performance Cam Data

 

[RustyRatRod]

Jim at Racer Brown has a list, I bet.

 

[crackedback]

that was my understanding as well. because DC/MP had several companies grind their cams they ID'd the units by paint dots/colors and sometimes stripes on the shaft.

there's a codex floating around somewhere that deciphers the ancient language, but i haven't the slightest as to where it could be found.

This might help

The changing of grinders was a PIA for identifying cams. Stamping your part numbers in the cams, it's not that hard. NOPE.

 

[toolmanmike]

This might help

 

[RustyRatRod]

This might help

The changing of grinders was a PIA for identifying cams. Stamping your part numbers in the cams, it's not that hard. NOPE.

You ain't right. lol

 

[kma]

I will have measurements tomorrow so we just have to wait

 

[PRH]

There was a discussion over on Moparts a while back about the paint dab ID of MP cams, and a member who was working for MP at the time of that thread was saying the dabs were often wrong.

If you do a google search for it, that thread will come up.

I just measure the lobe lift on the ones without an actual part number on them.

 

[Lefty71]

If thats the only pic you have, im gonna say its way more important to see the overall condition of the entire shaft than to ID it. Just sayin.

 

[kma]

Sorry guys for late answer.
The seller had quite a hard time measuring the lobes. I tried to explain and sent pictures how to measure.
Ended up with what I think is a

P4452782 340 cam OR a P4452761​

The two lobes he measured on were very near 0,0444 and 0,045 lifts on both measurements so he could have measured on two intakes or two exhaust lobes. He wasn’t that good reading a caliper and maybe didn’t think/knew that the lobes sits beside each other in some places. Hope you understand what I mean.
Thanks for chiming in guys

Ps I’m not gonna buy it

 

[Bewy]

Either way, being a purple cam, with that lift it would be mild.