[DeTomaso] Distributor gear

[Thomas Tornblom]

Ok, so what happens if one use an iron gear with a steel cam?

The cast iron gear is softer than the cam, just like the bronze gear,  
so will it kill the cam or wear down just as a bronze gear?

Cheers,
Thomas

24 okt 2009 kl. 18.31 skrev Daniel C Jones <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com>:

>> 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
>
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