ramman7284
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i had some one tell me to get a timing gear drive set instead of a gear and chain set since mine feels like theres to much slop in the chain when i changed the fuel pump what would you guys recommend?
whats your opinion
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7dswinger
MOPAR's rule
Is it the original set with the plastic gear?
Replace it with a good double roller, comp cams makes some I do believe? That's what I did and it's working great.
I think the gear drive is over kill unless your running high horse power or something. Could be wrong though, never looked into a gear drive
Replace it with a good double roller, comp cams makes some I do believe? That's what I did and it's working great.
I think the gear drive is over kill unless your running high horse power or something. Could be wrong though, never looked into a gear drive
ramman7284
Well-Known Member
to b honest idk if this engine has the original chain and gear set. the engine in car is not the original one the engine i was told from a '68 pickup
Oklacarcollecto
Life is an experiment
The gear drives I have heard are noisey. A good quality double roller set will do everything you need.
TrailBeast
AKA Mopars4us on Youtube
PanGasket
has cork sides
Gear drives are cool in the fact that you never have to worry about chain slop or timing jumping or having to replace the chain. Timing is dead set. But for $50, there isn't any beating a Summit double roller set that is super easy to install and is good quality as well.
ohiocowboy1277
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i just ordered a comp cams double roller timing chain today for 21.99 plus the ride from summit for a sb mopar
Geez that cheap?? WOW...The geardrive is cool and I love the sounds of it, but overkill if your engine is a stocker..dbl roller from comp cams...thats what went in dads 273
ohiocowboy1277
Well-Known Member
yup 48.66 for the chain, gasket set, tax, and the ride to my front door. looked a rock auto first and would have been more i think 53something for cheaper stuff
mopardude318
Well-Known Member
Gotta love a gear drive!!!
PanGasket
has cork sides
Must be on sale or something! Lol. When I bought mine it was slightly more expensive
OldmanRick
Well-Known Member
Yep.......Chain only ???
I hope you got the timing set with the chain and both gears. A chain won't do you much good without the gears to match. tmm
Gotta love a gear drive!!!
How much and any issues or pits falls during installation one should know about?
I myself, last time, grabbed a Summit racing double roller chain.
They are a nice piece.
Mo-Par
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A good doulble roller and a timming chain tensioner (mopar performance) should be more than enough on the street.
mopardude318
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When I bought it from summit back in 2006, it was $300. But holy hell, now they are $389??!!!
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mil-13600/overview/make/dodge
The only thing during installation is I had to drill a hole for the mounting plate, see the far right mounting bolt in the picture I provided in the earlier post, where the support plate kicks out. It doesn't go into a water jacket or anything, but I used a dab of silicone on the threads to be safe.
The cam gear and hub assembly have adjustable bolt patterns, so cam timing isn't an issue. One tricky thing I do remember is during and after installation, the instructions state to run a piece of newspaper between the gears to get the proper mesh affect, if you will...
Right, thats what I used on my 318.
ramman7284
Well-Known Member
Ya I think ill stick to a chain and get rid of my vac adv dist
mopardude318
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fanofpetty
senior member
I run a gear drive, ( I also love the noise) but mine ended up being fairly quiet because the small block timing cover muffels most of the noise. I love that the timing is dead nuts accurate all the time. Timing chains are primitive in comparison.
PanGasket
has cork sides
I bought the complete set for $50~. The Comp Cams one was like $5-$7 more so i ordered the Summit one and figured if it wasn't as good as 90% of the stuff they make, I'd send it back and cough up the extra couple bucks as it wasn't going on for a couple weeks. The Summit one showed up and it was a quality piece and I took what I saved and bought a tube of RTV
fishy68
Tyr Fryr's Inc.
Why in the world would you want to get rid of vacuum advance??? On a street driven car you want vacuum advance if you care anything about fuel mileage and keeping the spark plugs clean.
I guess cheap, he must have seen one I don't, the cheapest I see is 46 bucks.
fishy68
Tyr Fryr's Inc.
He might have ordered the double row, not double roller set. Double row chains aren't true rollers and are much cheaper.
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