anyone use a comp roller cam and lifters in LA small block

Don't know about the RPM range but I do know that one of the members here works for a Mopar dealer (Mopar Super Center?) & they had the Comp Retro-fit roller lifters listed for almost $100 less than Summit. Also, I have a Comp roller cam. I called them & they told me that I didn't need a bronze gear with it. I'm still a little leery of that info & plan to double (maybe triple) check with them before I assemble my engine.

I saw Hughes Engines has retrofit hydraulic roller lifters about $50 cheaper then Summit:

http://www.hughesengines.com/partDetail.asp?partID=11270

I don't know if these are the Comp Cams units or not?

My machine shop guy says Summit is known for those tactics. Give a good price on the cam and then price up all the parts needed to make it work.

For the Xtreme Energy Retrofit Roller cams Com Cams web site says they will rev anywhere from 5500 to 6400 depending on the profile selected:

http://www.compcams.com/technical/Catalogs/106-07/26-37_228-229.pdf

Can anyone explain this bronze gear thing for roller cams? Why do some roller cams need a bronze distributor/oil pump drive gear?