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  1. 09-06-2005 09:23 PM #1
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    gear drives versus chains

     



    Are cam gear drives better than a double roller chain? I know that chains do stretch after time, but is a gear drive that much better for a 460 drag engine? Ive raced alot of small block chevys in modifieds on a dirt track, but we ran a claimer rule so no one spent the extra money. I would like to run a gear drive on my 460 but are they really worth the extra money?

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    Rick, there was a shootout in the latest Car Craft and there's not a nickel's worth of difference in horsepower. Bolt a Cloyes True Roller unit in there and forget it. (about a hundred bucks at summit) www.summitracing.com
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    Re: gear drives versus chains

     



    Studebaker V8's used gear drives from the factory
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    Take note that NASCAR doesn't use gear drives.
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    Re: Re: gear drives versus chains

     



    Originally posted by deepnhock
    Studebaker V8's used gear drives from the factory
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    240 and 300 6cyl. fords did to, and they was a pain in the butt to change without pulling the cam. a good roller chain does a pretty good job.
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