Someone needs to start re-casting 340 blocks

toolmanmike said
If it's for weight, someone is an idiot. Yep, swiss cheese your drive gear for another .0030 of a horsepower.

The guy replied below it (i looked after posting here of course) said it removed over an ounce from the gear and also let more oil into the bushing area and he wasn't driving the oil pump so no real pressure on the gear.