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I have a 351 W out of a 1995 F150 and have bought a Holley Sniper 2 and their Hyper spark distributor which came with a cast iron gear , I want to confirm if it's a steel gear I need , it's the original cam that I am using. Holley won't make any recommendations regarding using the original gear..
 
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Original gear is a Melonized steel gear. A cast gear won't live on a steel camshaft. A bronze would also work ok.

 
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Draw a file over it. If it cuts, it's cast if it doesn't its steel. JMO
 
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I ended up using the original gear , the one on the Holley distributor was cast..
 
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Original steel gear off stock distributor? If so, good. I've made the steel gear on cast cam mistake and the cam was getting eaten up after several thousand miles.
 
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