[DeTomaso] BILLET ROLLER CAM & Comp CamsCarbon-Poly-CompositeReplacement Gear

[Ken Green]

John,
   
        Based on past comments fro  others, I thought that semi custom billet cams (typically, after market roller cams) require the softer gears (like bronze gears), and (I think) cast iron cams are harder and use harder gears.  If that's correct, or at least close, you may be able to tell what gear you need by just looking at the cam.
   
        I thought Crane was making a gear that was support to last longer than a bronze gear?  The Crane catalog shows an aluminmum bronze alloy gear.
   
        Can someone comment on the above?
   
  Ken

"John Bentley (jab)" <jab at cisco.com> wrote:
  MD,

this sounds like a question for Dan, but you should use the gear
recommended by Comp Cams! I thought they had a steel gear for their
steel cams??? I have the three different part numbers around here
somewhere. If its cut correctly, a would think a steel gear would be a
good choice.

I have a steel, solid-roller cam and use the bronze gear. I would like
to use the steel gear, but I could never get the cam core info from
Hall, so I don't know who made the cam or what the material is! I'm
stuck with bronze for now........

Unfortunately, changing a gear in a Cleveland isn't much fun. You have
to make a measurement from the mounting flange down a particular
distance to the face of the gear and drill the gear and shaft where you
want it located. That makes changing the gear later a pain unless you
have several gears done at once. Maybe someone has a better system????
Let me know......

JB



-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On Behalf Of Mad Dog Antenucci
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 9:44 AM
To: Mike Thomas; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] BILLET ROLLER CAM & Comp
CamsCarbon-Poly-CompositeReplacement Gear 

Love back at ya Mike! ;-]> 

Okay I still need the question answered.....DAN, RUSS, MIKE,
DICK.....at least one of you slackers should know the answer to this
question.

MD

Mike Thomas wrote:
Ouch, sorry.
Was reading the first line in the second paragraph, and just figured
you needed a hard time.
Mike


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From: Mad Dog Antenucci [mailto:teampantera at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 3:21 PM
To: Mike Thomas; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] BILLET ROLLER CAM & Comp Cams
Carbon-Poly-CompositeReplacement Gear 



Look at the 1st paragraph dumb ass! ;-]>

It's a bronze gear - billet cam. 



Mike Thomas wrote:
MD
Um, I hate to ask, but what is a "bronze MSD billet steel distributor
gear"?
Is it bronze or steel?
Enquiring minds want to know . . .

Mike Thomas

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On
Behalf Of Mad Dog Antenucci
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 1:22 PM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] BILLET ROLLER CAM & Comp Cams
Carbon-Poly-CompositeReplacement Gear 

RUSS, DR DAN, MIKET, D*CK,

One of the drawbacks to a steel billet hyd roller cam and/or a HV oil
pump
is the need to regularly check and if necessary replace the bronze gear
if
you are racing....good news is they are cheap. 

The bronze MSD billet steel distributor gear on my engine (shows slight
wear) so its a good time to replace the gear while we have the car apart
this winter waiting for the Mike Trusty EFI. Is anyone on the List using
a
carbon-poly composite replacement distributor gear on their billet Comp
Roller Cam???

I didn't see a reference for the 351-C in the Comp Cams catalog online
but
doesn't mean one doesn't exist..... I tried using the replacement steel
gear
a local dyno shop recommended a couple years ago and that only proceeded
in
chewing up the billet cam....dumb ass mistake #479 as billet roller cams
ain't cheap to replace.






Mad Dawg Antenucci
Team Pantera Racing
The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing
www.teampanteraracing.com
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