[DeTomaso] Cleveland Timing Set

asajay at asajay.com asajay at asajay.com
Thu Sep 25 15:11:38 EDT 2008


I imagine, like any gear on gear application, it will eventually wear  
out.  However, it most likely won't wear out during the normal life of  
the engine, much like a chain and sprocket set would.  Might want to  
add some ZDDP to it.

:)

Asa Jay

Quoting 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
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
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