Guest FordMotherFocus Posted November 27, 2002 Share Posted November 27, 2002 Why and when would it be necessary to run a bronze distributor gear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted November 27, 2002 Share Posted November 27, 2002 When paranoia convinces you that the big race depends on the bronze gear to wear longer and last longer to give more accurate timed fire One of the modif ications I want but do not Need Let us all be careful this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffp Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 I have one I am going to install on my car. I am told that the stock steel gear cracks at the keyway. Other then that is is just a waste of 90.00 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Usually the requirement for a bronze gear is on a steel billet camshaft. The iron gear is not compatible and excessive wear of distributor gear and cam results. If you have an iron cam the stock distributor gear should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zfan Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Now you guys went and got me worried. I'm running a comp cams extreme energy hyd. roller cam with non brass distributor gear. Should I call comp cams? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Scott Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Zfan, I wouldn't get excited. Most current hyd roller cams, if not all street rollers, will have the cast gear. I went through a scare with my Isky cam which comes in either configuration, since steel solid rollers will usually need the bronze dist gear. My engine builder was "pretty sure" he had the cast gear. They swedge, or back half as Isky calls it, a cast gear to the billet steel shaft. The iron dist. gear would be destroyed in no time with the steel gear. A bronze will still need to be changed, or at least checked frequently, since it is a sacrificial component. Not a big deal for a race engine, but not what I'd want in ol' reliable. Have one sitting in my box-o-parts just in case they were wrong. No wear on the gear after run in. Pulled it again after first 50 miles. I'm OK John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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