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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 11:46 PM
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for my msd billet tach drive distributor,im building a new short block with a roller cam and i need to change the dist. gear but which one do i need is the msd shaft .500?I have one(bronze) here but its for a stock hei distributor,are the same shaft size? i dont want to take out the msd till im ready to swap motors.thanks guys..
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Old Apr 19, 2002 | 04:29 PM
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Your changing the wrong gear. You need a cam with a sleeved gear to use standard dist. gears
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Old Apr 19, 2002 | 06:13 PM
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im using the zz4 roller cam with my msd dist. is the stock gear ok for the cam or do i need to change it..thats my question.
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Old Apr 19, 2002 | 06:36 PM
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MSD part # 8531 which is melonite the same as chevy sells part # 10456413 but chevy gear will have to be bored out to .500 :chevy
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Old Apr 19, 2002 | 07:41 PM
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thanks clem thats what i wanted to know.
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