[DeTomaso] Cleveland Timing Set

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Thomas and Asa,

I understand the cool factor with gear drive. I understand it has a cool sound. I understand that it is supposed to more "accurately time cam events" than a timing chain.

Dumb question: Does it ever "wear out" like a double roller timing chain?

Curious, Chuck Engles

PS: I called Summit: the 351C set *might* be available, but Summit found that it wasn't reliably and immediately available and ceased to carry it. So, a direct contact to PJ Gear Drives would answer that question, but I can't find any way to directly contact them even through their website---they seem to be a secretive bunch.





---- Thomas Tornblom <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se> wrote:
>Asa Jay Laughton skrev:
>>I put a Pete Jackson quiet gear drive:
>>Summit Racing:
>>http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=PJJ-289-9C&autoview=sku
>
>That one is for windsors.
>
>Looking at:
>
>http://www.petejacksongeardrives.net/24122.html
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>it seems it is discontinued, and I don't see any cleveland gears either.
>
>
>>in my 1971 Mach I. I can still hear it, but it's not bad at all
>>really. Once it gets some revs to it, it begins to sound a bit like a
>>blower, so there is that cool factor. Overall I'd do it again.
>>
>>Asa Jay
>>
>>Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>>
>>&Shelley Marie
>>Spokane, WA
>>
>>1973 Pantera L 5533
>>[ASASCAT]
>>
>>******************************
>>http://www.asajay.com
>>http://www.351c.info
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>>
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>>
>>tony DiGiovanna wrote:
>>>I have previously seen more chain stretch than I like, even with good
>>>quality double roller sets and hole drilled in front galley plug for extra
>>>oiling. I am considering trying a gear drive in a new engine build. Please
>>>post me your experiences good or bad. Please include mfr and model. Seem
>>>to recall there are really noisy ones and not so noisy ones.
>>>
>>>Thanks guys in advance.
>