[DeTomaso] Distributor gear

[Charles Engles]

Dear Dan,

          My head is spinning with all the incompatibilities of various and sundry combinations of roller camshafts and distributor gears and metallurgy.

           Assuming that you're building a new engine and can easily choose your distributor and distributor gear and roller camshaft, then what is the most compatible combination of parts with what is available on the market now?

            How much longer on the Great Dyno Project?   I would like to have the results as a reference when the serious engine planning begins.

                  Warmest regards, Chuck Engles


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel C Jones" <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com>
To: "Thomas Tornblom" <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se>
Cc: "Pantera Forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Distributor gear


>> 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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