I just got my 400 rebuilt with comp cams retro fit hydrulic roller cam. Comp recommends a Steel/iron melonized gear for the distributor. I'm wondering what others are running with this same cam setup. The only gear i can find is an MSD #85812 which says its Iron, with a melonite QPC coating. Is this the gear I need. Comp doesn't make one.

 

Crane part # 52971-1

 

I think Crane went out of business. I'd use the Comp Cams gear. The wrong gear will wreck your cam.

 

Yeah, Crane went out of business but the motorcycle-specific stuff was purchased by
S & S Cycle and apparently a deal to sell the automotive portion to Triton Valvetrain fell
through, leaving S & S Cycle with it.

You can still surf to Crane Cams | Automotive Home Page

S&S Cycle Acquires Newly Defunct Crane Cams - Dealernews

 

Crane is not out of business, I just picked up their 2011 cam catalog from the PRI show in December. If you don't wish to use the Crane piece, Mallory part # 29420 .....This is what I use in a Cleveland when doing a Hyd. Roller (Steel Billet core) I get it from summit racing.

 

Thats wierd, i Have a custom roller comp cam and they press fit iron gears on their cams so you can use your stock dizzy, well tim set me up on this maybe its something he asks for....

 

hollenjoe, that's good to know. I'm going to contact Comp Cams and find out if you can get that done or if it's a special thing, I'll get a cost for doing it to. John

 

Another possibility that we normally use is a new gear by Lunati.
It is their "Everwear" gear.
I do not know how it compares to the Crane part number.

 

Thanks tim i will look in to that. The cam is a comp # 32-421-8 it is the hydralic retro fit cam. That Comp said is made of an austempered ductal iron. not a true billet steel cam. so that is why I was wondering what to use beside brass.

 

Does anyone have a lunati part number for there everwear gear?

 

piperig78, I contacted Lunati Cams. The part number for the everwear distributor gear is 89100 for a .530 dia. gear

 

Thank you.