[DeTomaso] Distributor gear

[Daniel C Jones]

> I don't want to beat a dead horse, but what about the steel gears from
> Mallory?
>
> http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MAA-29420/
>
> Are they usable with steel roller cams? Dan?

No they are not.  Those will work with standard
iron (proferal billet) hydraulic and mechanical
flat tappet cams and austempered ductile iron
billet roller tappet cams.  Comp Cams is one
of the few cam companies to use austempered
ductile iron roller cam cores for their roller
hydraulic cams and for a few street solid rollers.
Most rollers are 8620 or similar steel and are
not compatible with the Mallory gear.  A few
manufacturers offer rollers based on "forever"
cores.  These are 8620 cores with pressed on iron
gears which would be compatible with standard iron
distributor gears.  We're looking into seeing if
these cores are available for 351C's.

Also, Crane Cams is back in business under S&S
Cycles.  They only have a limited product line
presently but have a note on their website that
they intend to revive more of their products.

Dan Jones