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Upgrading your engine with a timing gear set is a great way to ensure rock-solid, accurate, and reliable engine timing. And in a lot of cases, particularly if you’ve...
Upgrading your engine with a timing gear set is a great way to ensure rock-solid, accurate, and reliable engine timing. And in a lot of cases, particularly if you’ve added a hot camshaft or upgraded your valvetrain with stiffer valve springs, a gear drive can be downright mandatory to ensure proper ignition timing under high-stress environments.
That’s because a timing gear kit eliminates a lot of the issues associated with timing chains. Timing gears won’t stretch or break, mitigating variations in cam and ignition timing (and preventing catastrophic valve and piston damage in the process). They’ll also typically last...
Upgrading your engine with a timing gear set is a great way to ensure rock-solid, accurate, and reliable engine timing. And in a lot of cases, particularly if you’ve added a hot camshaft or upgraded your valvetrain with stiffer valve springs, a gear drive can be downright mandatory to ensure proper ignition timing under high-stress environments.
That’s because a timing gear kit eliminates a lot of the issues associated with timing chains. Timing gears won’t stretch or break, mitigating variations in cam and ignition timing (and preventing catastrophic valve and piston damage in the process). They’ll also typically last a whole lot longer than chain drives too, ensuring that your timing will stay accurate even over long periods of time, which means you won’t have to go back in and make regular adjustments. And, as mentioned earlier, timing gear drive sets can handle a lot of stress, which is vital for something like a high-stress race or off-road motor.
But there’s another reason why a lot of folks upgrade to timing gears—with a signature whine, perhaps nothing tells the world that you’ve got a potent performance motor under your hood better than a timing gear set. In fact, timing gear whine is right up there with a healthy exhaust cackle and lopey camshaft—music to a gearhead’s ears. And even if you’re not a fan of the noise, there are relatively quiet timing gear kits out there too.
There are plenty of timing gear engine applications available, from the small block and big block Chevy (SBC and BBC), and Ford Windsor, to modern engines like the GM LS. So, if you’re thinking about upgrading your engine’s ignition timing with a rock-solid timing gear set, check out all the available options right now, at Summit Racing.
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Our Summit Racing™ gear drives are great for you folks who want better timing and a choice of "noisy" or "quiet" operation. Their dual-idler design has CNC-machined components and they are easy to install. Each set comes with a pressed-in Torrington bearing or an SAE 660 bronze thrust washer (varies by application), as well as a cam gear that allows for timing adjustments in two-degree increments. These drives fit under your stock timing cover and come complete with instructions. Minor machining is required on models with the bronze thrust washer.
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Proform high-performance gear drive sets offer high-precision timing, eliminating chain stretch. They are machined for noise, easy to install, and fit under stock timing covers.
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Milodon timing-gear drive assemblies are designed for all-out competition, but work equally well in any application. Their proven fixed idler gear system is capable of maintaining consistent cam timing without siphoning off power the way 4-gear types can. Timing changes are easy via Milodon's adjustable bolt pattern cam gears and hub assemblies. Made for strength and durability, these gear drives will last indefinitely. They are available in a flat-cover style, which uses a stock-type water pump, or an injected/blown style, which doesn't use a stock-type pump.
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COMP Cams gear drives offer the ultimate in jaw-dropping high performance and sound. COMP Cams gear drives feature high-strength billet gears, multi-keyway adjustability (+/-4 degrees), and precision tolerances.
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COMP Cams gear drive sets are precision-constructed from aluminum, steel, or fiber materials. They're quality-tested for strict tolerances and timing accuracy.
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Edelbrock Accu-Drive timing gear drives won't stretch or wear out, the way timing chains will. They provide up to eight degrees of cam-timing adjustment in two-degree increments and have offset bushings for easy cam indexing, as well as SAE 8620 steel gears that will operate at higher rpms. An Accu-Drive will fit under your stock timing cover and will generate that "gear-whine" sound we all love. Minor machining to the engine block may be required.
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Keep your engine's valvetrain in perfect timing with Cloyes timing gear sets. They are CAD-designed and manufactured using premium materials with each part extensively tested and measured for function, fitment, and durability to ensure optimal performance.
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Allstar Performance aluminum gear drives offer accurate valve timing. Designed for your small block Chevrolet V8, these gear drives feature a plate with built-in idler gears that fit under most 2-piece timing covers. They include a steel billet crankshaft and cam gears, needle bearing sets for the front and rear of the cam gear, four camshaft dowel pins, and five camshaft gear offset bushings for precise timing adjustments. Install aluminum gear drives from Allstar for precision timing.
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