gear drive?
03-27-2009, 01:44 PM
#5
1st Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Florida
Posts: 84
One thing I haved learned is does it make you happy go with it. Yes the technology is old but dependable I also bet you will get tired of the noise it has after a while.We all learn from mistakes I have had both and I think I would have went back to a nice timing chain and gear set up but hey that is me. LOL if you want that supercharger sound I have 1 for sale for a fox body efi if anyone is interested in it pm me.
03-27-2009, 08:29 PM
#7
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Illinois
Posts: 311
Theres not a DAMNED thing wrong with a GEAR DRIVE!
Its accurate,reliable,and dependable.
And guess what?They dont wear out!I have some my old man ran way back when jesus was a boy and these could go right into any SBF and be ready for cross country.
Its very unlikely (NOT IMPOSSIBLE) that its going to transfer enough if any harmonic distortion especially in a street car.
I personally like them and as long as this guy isnt cruising up to lights pretending to have a huffer under the hood theres nothing wrong with it.
Bottom line is gear drives have been around for years and are tried and true youre fine run it and have fun.
Its accurate,reliable,and dependable.
And guess what?They dont wear out!I have some my old man ran way back when jesus was a boy and these could go right into any SBF and be ready for cross country.
Its very unlikely (NOT IMPOSSIBLE) that its going to transfer enough if any harmonic distortion especially in a street car.
I personally like them and as long as this guy isnt cruising up to lights pretending to have a huffer under the hood theres nothing wrong with it.
Bottom line is gear drives have been around for years and are tried and true youre fine run it and have fun.
03-28-2009, 07:48 AM
#8
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SC
Posts: 2,401
Theres not a DAMNED thing wrong with a GEAR DRIVE!
Its accurate,reliable,and dependable.
And guess what?They dont wear out!I have some my old man ran way back when jesus was a boy and these could go right into any SBF and be ready for cross country.
Its very unlikely (NOT IMPOSSIBLE) that its going to transfer enough if any harmonic distortion especially in a street car.
I personally like them and as long as this guy isnt cruising up to lights pretending to have a huffer under the hood theres nothing wrong with it.
Bottom line is gear drives have been around for years and are tried and true youre fine run it and have fun.
Its accurate,reliable,and dependable.
And guess what?They dont wear out!I have some my old man ran way back when jesus was a boy and these could go right into any SBF and be ready for cross country.
Its very unlikely (NOT IMPOSSIBLE) that its going to transfer enough if any harmonic distortion especially in a street car.
I personally like them and as long as this guy isnt cruising up to lights pretending to have a huffer under the hood theres nothing wrong with it.
Bottom line is gear drives have been around for years and are tried and true youre fine run it and have fun.
Gear Drives just like anything else wear out. With todays oils and no pressure oiling on a gear drive you will get metal to metal contact and that transfers harmonics into the Valvetrain. There is NO GOOD reason to run a gear drive. Gear Drives are for Posers.
03-28-2009, 09:40 AM
#9
D.R. THE PATHETIC DORK
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 30,863
Theres not a DAMNED thing wrong with a GEAR DRIVE!
Its accurate,reliable,and dependable.
And guess what?They dont wear out!I have some my old man ran way back when jesus was a boy and these could go right into any SBF and be ready for cross country.
Its very unlikely (NOT IMPOSSIBLE) that its going to transfer enough if any harmonic distortion especially in a street car.
I personally like them and as long as this guy isnt cruising up to lights pretending to have a huffer under the hood theres nothing wrong with it.
Bottom line is gear drives have been around for years and are tried and true youre fine run it and have fun.
Its accurate,reliable,and dependable.
And guess what?They dont wear out!I have some my old man ran way back when jesus was a boy and these could go right into any SBF and be ready for cross country.
Its very unlikely (NOT IMPOSSIBLE) that its going to transfer enough if any harmonic distortion especially in a street car.
I personally like them and as long as this guy isnt cruising up to lights pretending to have a huffer under the hood theres nothing wrong with it.
Bottom line is gear drives have been around for years and are tried and true youre fine run it and have fun.
here is some reading material for you
http://sbftech.com/index.php/topic,406.30.html
03-28-2009, 10:45 AM
#10
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location:
Posts: 384
they are only cool if you have an old back halfed muscle car, with a big block that is only street driven...other than that...gay
another thing is keeping your timing set with those after a couple thousand miles the tends to flutter a couple degrees...(at least all the ones ive worked with)
another thing is keeping your timing set with those after a couple thousand miles the tends to flutter a couple degrees...(at least all the ones ive worked with)