I have a question What can Anyone tell me about the Bronze Dist. Gear .(Kenne Bell) Is it stricly For racing Or can it Be used on the street? Thanks All David Robert
Bronze is usually used in conjunction with a roller (billet steel) camshaft so the distributor gear doesn't ruin the gear on the cam. Some manufacturers have started putting iron gears on their billet camshafts to avoid this problem. If you are using a standard camshaft (not roller) then the cam gear would eat up a bronze dist. gear pretty quick.....So if you have a roller camshaft (street or strip) then you want a bronze dist. gear....If not, then you don't need one.
Thanks Guys ! I reasently Picked up a New Kenne Bell one at a good price If any one needs one, I don't think i will be useing it now. Thanks Again Dave
I've always had good luck with them in street cars. Back when everyone used to use the HP/HV oil pumps, I used one to be sure my cam gear didn't get chewed up from the extra force needed to turn the taller gears. I'd end up having to replace one about every year.
No offense Jamie, ...but having to replace one every year does not sound like very good luck to me.uzzled: As that bronze is wearing away, your ignition timing is being changed. Not to mention the extra metallic particles being incorporated into your oiling system that won't stick to the magnet you might have in your oil pan. A bronze distributor gear used with a cast iron camshaft just doesn't make sense for a steet or street/strip engine. Don't mean to be preachy. Just my opinion.:TU:
What type, if not stock gear should be used on the distributor? I "had" a Kenne Bell HV/HP oil pump with the stock gear and in about 3 years my cam gear was gone, knife edged all the teeth. After I put the new cam in I went back to the stock pump and new distributor. Is there another oil pump other that stock that is recommended or is the stock pump suuficient? I don't race much anymore but I still have basically the same engine setup as before with no modifications to the oiling system other that the larger pickup tube. Ken
None taken; however, changing a distributor gear every so often was a better option for me than changing a cam every so often. This was back in the days before the adjustable oil pressure regulators from T/A. For my application, the fluctuation in timing was not really noticable. The car was driven daily and on the strip periodically. There, it ran low 13s, and was pretty consistent in ETs. That car was a lot of fun.
Hi Guys, I don't know if this may be of any help to anyone here but some of you may want to check into BOP Engineering's composite distributor gears as an alternative to the bronze gears!:Smarty: Here's a link to their site. They offer them in .491" and .500" shaft diameter for both stock and aftermarket distributors.:TU: http://www.bopengineering.com/buick_v8.shtml Hope this helps...
Hi, Kerry... This thread has my curiosity piqued... What is the advantage of a composite gear over the other alternatives?
