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LT1-Bronze Cam Gear life- How long is typical?

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Old 11-24-2008, 09:33 AM
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There is a composite gear that you can get too. I believe that they are rather pricey though.
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Old 11-24-2008, 10:16 AM
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buddy has been running the comp polymer gear ($110) for about 4 years on his daily driver. The brass left him w/o oil pressure,he shut it right off, disivered the damage and tried the polymer. He had to mahine a small bushing back then but they only showed one size back then. Do a search this has been covered before
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Old 11-24-2008, 01:04 PM
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I've done the search and I've found the crane steel gear meantioned here. But, our shaft uses a particular size, .427 I believe. I'm not seeing the steel gear in that size advertised. Anyone have a part number or did you just have one machined/bushed?
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QUOTE]He had to machine a small bushing back then but they only showed one size back then[/QUOTE]

call comp they may be able to help you.
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Old 11-24-2008, 07:27 PM
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Again the solution is the right gear on the cam, not sure why you got the wrong one.
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Old 11-24-2008, 07:44 PM
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that oil pump is eating it up. and is not needed, costing you probly 10 h.p.
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Old 06-12-2010, 07:39 AM
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I can't tell if you're purposefully being oblique here. If you know what the right gear is, could you state what the right gear vendor/part number would be? As far as the right/wrong gear I have, it's the one the cam designer(Bret Bauer) told me to use.

Update: I've taken out the HV pump, installed a new one comensurate with a stock 96 Z28 engine. Also ordered a composite gear that my machinist will bore/bush to the proper .427 shaft size.

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Again the solution is the right gear on the cam, not sure why you got the wrong one.
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