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FE Power Forums => FE Technical Forum => Topic started by: mygasser on April 15, 2026, 06:38:39 PM

Title: distributor gear for roller cam
Post by: mygasser on April 15, 2026, 06:38:39 PM

i've got the roller cam now so i need a suitable gear for the dizzy so they won't eat each other. obviously a bronze gear is the traditional choice but they seem to be a 'service item'. melonized gears are listed for roller cams too and don't seem to experience the same wear so would seem a better choice. my car will be primarily a street car so i'm not keen on pulling the dizzy to check for wear on a bronze gear regularly but don't want to get the melonized gear if it'll damage itself or the cam.
any advice?
thanks, neil.

Title: Re: distributor gear for roller cam
Post by: galaxiex on April 15, 2026, 08:42:21 PM

Steel distributor gear for long service life.

Title: Re: distributor gear for roller cam
Post by: My427stang on April 16, 2026, 06:19:32 AM

Steel gear, where you get it and price depends on shaft diameter.

Title: Re: distributor gear for roller cam
Post by: blykins on April 16, 2026, 08:12:03 AM

Bronze just won't last. 

I've been using steel gears with billet cams for literally decades. 

Been having good luck with Melonized gears as well.