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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 10:06 AM
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Does anyone do a compatable Melonized gear ,or is GM the only option?
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 10:09 AM
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Have you considered emailing SummitRacing with what you want? If it's out there in the aftermarket I bet they carry it.
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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Melonized ??? Don't know that one , but my friend's girlfriend is a
MELANCHOLY .... chest of melons ... face of collie ...
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 01:05 AM
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Melonized ??? Don't know that one , but my friend's girlfriend is a
MELANCHOLY .... chest of melons ... face of collie ...
Not quite.... the melonized distributor gear for the roller cam
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 01:42 AM
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I think the only other similar option is the Comp Cams composite distributor gear.
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 10:18 AM
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you can look into the bronze distributor gears sold by most auto parts retailers....they have to order them sometimes....I went w/the GM melonized gear by recommendations however...
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Seiously now.... I'm installing a retro hyd Comp Cams roller cam in my early block so I e-mailed Comp tech for their recommendation on distributor gear , Their suggestion was to use Chevy '90 - up gear. My research turned up part # 10456413 ...
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Comp's gear is over the top, price-wise. I bought my melonized gear from a local Chevy dealer. Surprisingly, it was much cheaper than Comp's gear.

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Originally Posted by rpoL98
I think the only other similar option is the Comp Cams composite distributor gear.
The only problem is they don't fit directly without machining a collar,
the shaft is like .475 and the smallest gear avail. from comp cams is
.491 its no problem is you can get a collar made to make up the difference.
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