Cast or Steel gear on an 88 GT?

skiwesser · 01-21-2007, 12:45 PM

Is there any way to KNOW b-4 I pull it, or do I need to pull it and see what it's got on it?

Coupe50h · 01-21-2007, 02:25 PM

should be a steel gear, but i guess that doesnt mean it is, being i knew a guy that bought a stang with a chewed up gear in it, of course the previous owner didnt know it needed a steel.

Gearhead999 · 01-21-2007, 02:45 PM

Coupe50h has the correct answer. It should be a steel gear, roller cam, but it may of been changed by a previous owner.

Jeff Chambers · 01-22-2007, 12:53 PM

For those people that don't think it really matters (if there are any), I had a brand new motor come in to the shop in a car with a distributor with a cast gear where it should have been steel. Warmed the car up and broke the motor in for about 20 minutes under light load then went to WOT pulls. By the third pull, it completely ate the cast gear up! Moral of the story....always check for the right gear! He didn't and it ended up costing him dearly.

skiwesser · 01-22-2007, 11:15 PM

If I get the steel and the stocker is cast, will it still work?

Coupe50h · 01-23-2007, 12:58 AM

The steel will work, (this is hardened steel like the cam/gear) the stocker should not be cast.
be aware autozone or other parts stores may try and give you a dist. that is cast or bronze gear, these may work for a couple hundred miles, may work for 5 miles, but it should only be steel if you care about the motor.

skiwesser · 01-23-2007, 10:30 PM

I got the steel, (I hope), it looks the same as the stock one and I got it for 60 bucks because my bro is a machanic (is that spelled right?) anyway he got a deal and it's a ford distributor, albiet rebuilt I'm sure but I was thinging around $200 for a ford piece

DaLe five OH! · 01-23-2007, 11:09 PM

well if its a ford part and its made for the engine then it should be steel right?

~The Jester~ · 01-26-2007, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coupe50h

The steel will work, (this is hardened steel like the cam/gear) the stocker should not be cast.
be aware autozone or other parts stores may try and give you a dist. that is cast or bronze gear, these may work for a couple hundred miles, may work for 5 miles, but it should only be steel if you care about the motor.

I don't agree with that. I run a brass/bronze gear on purpose! And had about 4000 miles on it when I sold the stang. It still looks fine, and going back in the engine.

Dark_5.0 · 01-26-2007, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~The Jester~

I don't agree with that. I run a brass/bronze gear on purpose! And had about 4000 miles on it when I sold the stang. It still looks fine, and going back in the engine.

I also run a bronze gear. It looks perfect after 300+ 1/4 mile runs.

Now I am nervous cause I have a ton of money in my new engine. Bronze or steel? which one is better?

PKRWUD · 01-26-2007, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark_5.0

I also run a bronze gear. It looks perfect after 300+ 1/4 mile runs.

Now I am nervous cause I have a ton of money in my new engine. Bronze or steel? which one is better?

What kind of dizzy will you be using? What type of oil pump? Off the top, I would use a steel gear, but if your cam manufacturer recommends otherwise, I'd listen to them. You'd also be wise to get a .030" shim to fit between the dizzy and the intake.

01-21-2007, 12:45 PM	#1
skiwesser Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: rock hill,S.C. 29730 Posts: 420	Cast or Steel gear on an 88 GT? Is there any way to KNOW b-4 I pull it, or do I need to pull it and see what it's got on it? __________________ 88 GT: subs,pullies, 1 3/4 longtubes, flowmasters, AFR 165's,T,F #1 cam,Thyphoon intake, 24# inj., 73mm C&L,65mmT.B., 190LPH pump, Eagle sir rods, forged pistons in a newly rebuilt 306. DYNO TUNED TO 300.97 RWHP 337RWTQ

01-21-2007, 02:25 PM	#2
Coupe50h Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SanAntonio, Tx Posts: 957	Re: Cast or Steel gear on an 88 GT? should be a steel gear, but i guess that doesnt mean it is, being i knew a guy that bought a stang with a chewed up gear in it, of course the previous owner didnt know it needed a steel. __________________ X-Texas highway patrol ssp 1990 coupe - exploder Gt-40 iron heads, Explorer intake, 19 lber's. E-cam. crane 1.7 rollers. 190fp. 75mm maf. 65mm tb, tubular subframe connectors, mac cai, Asp crank pulley, T-5, king cobra clutch, flowtech 1-5/8 unequals, mac X-pipe Frpp driveshaft, lakewood Lca's. race weight 3,160 12.69 @ 107.35, 1.71 60' 26x8.5 drag's 3.90 gear 13.20 @ 106.91 - 235/60/15 firestones 2.3 60' 3.27 gear

01-21-2007, 02:45 PM	#3
Gearhead999 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Oviedo, FL Posts: 992	Re: Cast or Steel gear on an 88 GT? Coupe50h has the correct answer. It should be a steel gear, roller cam, but it may of been changed by a previous owner. __________________ "Support our Troops" Dave 1968 Cougar 2004 Thunderbird 2007 F150 Harley-Davidson, SuperCrew 1986 LTD 1997 Ranger 1992 Honda Civic

01-22-2007, 12:53 PM	#4
Jeff Chambers Moderator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Milan, OH Posts: 2,699	Re: Cast or Steel gear on an 88 GT? For those people that don't think it really matters (if there are any), I had a brand new motor come in to the shop in a car with a distributor with a cast gear where it should have been steel. Warmed the car up and broke the motor in for about 20 minutes under light load then went to WOT pulls. By the third pull, it completely ate the cast gear up! Moral of the story....always check for the right gear! He didn't and it ended up costing him dearly. __________________ Jeff Chambers 1990 Mustang GT 10.032 Seconds / 137.5 MPH 14-time Street Warrior World Record Setter CRT Performance 2001 Tropic Green Mustang GT - 12.181 / 113.2 MPH 2002 Ford F-250 Crew Cab 7.3l Power Stroke - 17.41@77.2 "There's nothing boring about a small block automatic shifting gears at 9400 rpm!"

01-22-2007, 11:15 PM	#5
skiwesser Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: rock hill,S.C. 29730 Posts: 420	Re: Cast or Steel gear on an 88 GT? If I get the steel and the stocker is cast, will it still work? __________________ 88 GT: subs,pullies, 1 3/4 longtubes, flowmasters, AFR 165's,T,F #1 cam,Thyphoon intake, 24# inj., 73mm C&L,65mmT.B., 190LPH pump, Eagle sir rods, forged pistons in a newly rebuilt 306. DYNO TUNED TO 300.97 RWHP 337RWTQ

01-23-2007, 12:58 AM	#6
Coupe50h Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SanAntonio, Tx Posts: 957	Re: Cast or Steel gear on an 88 GT? The steel will work, (this is hardened steel like the cam/gear) the stocker should not be cast. be aware autozone or other parts stores may try and give you a dist. that is cast or bronze gear, these may work for a couple hundred miles, may work for 5 miles, but it should only be steel if you care about the motor. __________________ X-Texas highway patrol ssp 1990 coupe - exploder Gt-40 iron heads, Explorer intake, 19 lber's. E-cam. crane 1.7 rollers. 190fp. 75mm maf. 65mm tb, tubular subframe connectors, mac cai, Asp crank pulley, T-5, king cobra clutch, flowtech 1-5/8 unequals, mac X-pipe Frpp driveshaft, lakewood Lca's. race weight 3,160 12.69 @ 107.35, 1.71 60' 26x8.5 drag's 3.90 gear 13.20 @ 106.91 - 235/60/15 firestones 2.3 60' 3.27 gear

01-23-2007, 10:30 PM	#7
skiwesser Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: rock hill,S.C. 29730 Posts: 420	Re: Cast or Steel gear on an 88 GT? I got the steel, (I hope), it looks the same as the stock one and I got it for 60 bucks because my bro is a machanic (is that spelled right?) anyway he got a deal and it's a ford distributor, albiet rebuilt I'm sure but I was thinging around $200 for a ford piece __________________ 88 GT: subs,pullies, 1 3/4 longtubes, flowmasters, AFR 165's,T,F #1 cam,Thyphoon intake, 24# inj., 73mm C&L,65mmT.B., 190LPH pump, Eagle sir rods, forged pistons in a newly rebuilt 306. DYNO TUNED TO 300.97 RWHP 337RWTQ

01-23-2007, 11:09 PM	#8
DaLe five OH! Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Naples FL Posts: 106	Re: Cast or Steel gear on an 88 GT? well if its a ford part and its made for the engine then it should be steel right?

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