Thread: removing noisy gears suggestions on chain driven set up?

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I just bought a 54 belair with a 350 small block which came with noisy gears i liked at first but now its a little annoying any advise on what to buy to go to chain driven?

Here's a set that I might buy if I didn't want to go with a Cloyes True Roller for about a hundred bucks.....
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g6600-9

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Originally Posted by techinspector1

Here's a set that I might buy if I didn't want to go with a Cloyes True Roller for about a hundred bucks.....
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g6600-9.

Just be sure you buy a set that's good for a roller setup if you have a roller cam in your 350. Gotta admit I don't know what the difference is between a non-roller set or timing gears and one that's good for a roller, but noticed on that one that it says in the notes "For non-roller cams only."

descriptions by various vendors are at the best sporatic-----------but the description that says for non-roller cams may be slanted to fact that later model roller lifter equipped engine have a smaller nose and are equipped with a thrust plate to retain the cam in its position-we used to used a front button shimmed for clearance against the front cover---now the cam may have a smaller outside diameter/bolt pattern for the gear-so its an issue of the top gear fitting the nose of the cam-----

I couldn't tell you if it had a rolling can in it or not the motor is from a 70-73 camero thanks for the help so far.

Originally Posted by joeych2739

I couldn't tell you if it had a rolling can in it or not the motor is from a 70-73 camero thanks for the help so far.

Don't take it as gospel, but on one of the Chevy forums it said,

There are two different bolt circles for the timing gear - 55-95 flat tappet cams used a wider pattern than the 87-99 roller cams.

Since yours is from 70-73 it's a Gen I flat tappet engine, unless it got an upgrade at some point along the way. You could go ahead and get into the dis-assembly and measure, then call Summit to order the gear set. Another post on the Chevy forum said that the early cams were 1.235" bolt circle. Again, just passing on what I read, so check it out before buying parts.

Once you take the gear drive off, the numbers on the gear set should cross reference to the correct chain set up. If it is the noise only that bothers you, you could do what most of do, get louder exhaust or turn up the radio, lol..

Im running two flowmaster super 10's duel with h pipe so its plenty loud but thank you for all your help.