Big Block Gear Drive On A Slant?

RustyRatRod said

And why is the floating idler system no good? That's what I intend to use.

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Nothing's wrong with them, most all other engines use the floating idlers with gear drives. Some people don't like them because they do walk forward and backward if they aren't pinched in place by the timing cover. But they don't cause problems.