Distributor gear?
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Drifting
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From: Reading PA.
Distributor gear?
On my new 383 with the Howards solid roller cam will I need to change the bottom gear on the dist. to a bronze one? If not will it chew up the cam or dist. gear? Pipe
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gear
check with your cam manufacturer, most of the new rollers are coming out with a cast gear that is compatible with the original distributor gear.
Melting Slicks
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or a "mellonized" (not sure about the spelling) gear; that's what I have in my roller cam set up; ate the stock distibutor gear up and stranding me; no one told me, but I guess I should have done my research ahead of time....
Safety Car
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I run a mellonized gear on my SR cam. No issues with wear.
Make sure you check for proper alignment of the distributor gear and the cam gear if you have significantly changed the intake / heads. My MRII did not allow correct alignment with the AFR195CPs way back and chewed up two distributor gears on a HR cam (minor machine work and all was well). Food for thought.
Aaron
Make sure you check for proper alignment of the distributor gear and the cam gear if you have significantly changed the intake / heads. My MRII did not allow correct alignment with the AFR195CPs way back and chewed up two distributor gears on a HR cam (minor machine work and all was well). Food for thought.
Aaron
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I agree. A call or an email would provide some assurance.
The gear dimensions are the same, however there are two sizes
for the through-holes for the distributor shaft: 0.425” [Small Cap]
and 0.491" [Large Cap].
There is some further information about d-gears in a past thread
that may be helpful.
.
Originally Posted by Pipe
Aren't there two different sizes of gears?
for the through-holes for the distributor shaft: 0.425” [Small Cap]
and 0.491" [Large Cap].
There is some further information about d-gears in a past thread
that may be helpful.
.
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Drifting
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From: Reading PA.
Thanks for all the reply's. Where can I buy this mellonized gear at? The block was 0 decked has a set of Brodix Track 1 heads with a Mini Ram. I wonder if i'll have any issues? I might have to add some shims under the dist. to raise it some so it won't bottom out in the block. Pipe