[DeTomaso] Steel dist. gears

[Dave Londry]

Hey yes.
They list it as
  "Steel Gear 351C-460 w/Hydraulic Roller Cam"
but the third bullet in the description is
  . "Proprietary formulated ductile iron."
and that ain't steel,

Crane it is.
tks
dave



On 5/22/2011 2:43 PM, Daniel C Jones wrote:
> The MSD gear is a melonite QPQ coated iron alloy.  Melonite QPQ is a
> thermochemical (molten salt bath) case hardening process improves wear
> resistance and lowers friction.  MSD claims they use a proprietary
> formulated ductile iron and their advertising says the gear is designed
> specifically for hydraulic roller cams.  Since it doesn't claim
> compatibility with solid roller cams, the gear may be compatible with
> austempered ductile iron cam cores but not 8620 or 1010 steel cam cores.
> I'd call MSD to see what they say.  Crane claims their steel gear is
> compatible with induction hardened or carburized  steel cam cores.
> Current pricing for the Crane gear is $71.95 at Summit.
>
> Dan Jones
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