[DeTomaso] Gear cam drive

[Asa Jay Laughton]

I'm not sure I really like the fixed idler gear.  You have to drill and 
tap holes in the block to mount the bracket it attaches to.  You get 
those holes off a bit and you engage the cam and crank too much or too 
little.  I can see this causing premature wear or failure.  The design 
with two idlers seems to me a better idea, even if it -is- floating.  
I'm ready for the smarter-than-me engineers on the list to change my 
mind though.  I'm just a shade-tree mechanic.  ;)

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
    
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MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 11/20/08 9 37 42, Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se writes:
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>> I'm suspicious about the low cost of it. Has anyone checked into these?
>>
>> I'm not needing one right now, but there's always room for more stuff on
>> my shelves :-)
>>
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>
> While I was at the SEMA show, I spoke with a representative from Miloden; 
> they make a quiet 351C gear drive as well.   This representative spent a lot of 
> time educating me and telling me why their single-idler product is so superior 
> to the Pete Jackson dual-idler setup.   I don't know how much of that is 
> advertising puff, but at least they are available.   
>
> Link to the Miloden website:
>
> http://www.milodon.com/gear-drives/gear-drive-ford-sb-chrys.asp
>
> Direct link to this gizmo at Summit Racing:
>
> http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=MIL%2D14600&autoview=sku
>
> Mike
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