[DeTomaso] Gear cam drive

[hoppe1 at cox.net]

The fixed idler is the best.
You do drill into the block to fit them
If I remember you use something inside the gears like paper to get the correct tolerance.  Then you drill and bolt them in.
The gear runs true with the proper fit not like the pete jackson that just floats in there.
The sound is better and I think it will last longer.
Rich
---- Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote: 
> If you look a the photos and read the description, you have to drill the 
> holes, whether attached to the timing cover or the block, how can you 
> really get it exactly right?  The listing doesn't say anything about 
> providing a new timing cover so I'm assuming the bracket bolts to the 
> block as illustrated in the photo, but I could be wrong.  Not that I 
> mind drilling and tapping holes in my block, I'm more afraid of getting 
> them in the wrong spot and the gears not meshing very well.  But perhaps 
> the holes in the brackets are elongated to provide some measure of 
> adjustment, I guess that would be okay as well.
> 
> Asa Jay
> Oh.... but at $400, I don't think I'm interested, especially when I paid 
> less than $200 for the Pete Jackson.
> 
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> 
> & Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
> 
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> 1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
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> 
> Peter Kovacs wrote:
> > On the SBC, the idler gear is fixed to the machined aluminum timing 
> > case. Is the Ford different?
> >  
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> > *From:* Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> > *To:* detomaso at realbig.com
> > *Sent:* Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:34:51 PM
> > *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] Gear cam drive
> >
> > 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]
> >    
> > ******************************   
> > http://www.asajay.com <http://www.asajay.com/>
> > http://www.351c.info <http://www.351c.info/>
> >  
> >
> >
> >
> > MikeLDrew at aol.com <mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
> > > In a message dated 11/20/08 9 37 42, Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se 
> > <mailto:Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se> writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > 
> > >> 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 :-)
> > >>
> > >>   
> > >
> > > 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 
> > <http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=MIL%2D14600&autoview=sku>
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
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