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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: edmonton, alberta, canada
Posts: 55
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![]() Is there a way to tell an aluminum gear from a steel one. I need a steel gear since my 351 is a roller. I know aluminum is soft so I took a little screwdriver & scratched a small line on the distributor housing to see how soft it is since it's aluminum. Pretty easy to scratch. Then I tried to do the same on the gear. Impossible, so I'm pretty sure it's steel.
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89 coupe, 351W, 351W heads, 30lb injectors, 190lph pump, 80 maf, 70 tb, ? cam, cobra upper, gt 40 lower, 4.10s, (14.1@98) |
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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![]() I don't believe aluminum is magnetic where steel is
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Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Az
Posts: 854
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![]() They dont make an aluminum gear... cast iron or steel from the factory. Or bronze aftermarket.
What distibutor? Stock?
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84 convt,roller 302,AFR's, performer 3.55's, underdrives BBK shorties stock cam, 1.7's 13.58@102.84 and a '68 stang .. project 8 sec street car... 557 big block + N20 :-) http://members.cox.net/darkknight302/68nwrear.jpg |
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: edmonton, alberta, canada
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![]() yeah, it's stock
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89 coupe, 351W, 351W heads, 30lb injectors, 190lph pump, 80 maf, 70 tb, ? cam, cobra upper, gt 40 lower, 4.10s, (14.1@98) |
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Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Az
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![]() Probably cast iron then. Unless the engine came with a roller cam.
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84 convt,roller 302,AFR's, performer 3.55's, underdrives BBK shorties stock cam, 1.7's 13.58@102.84 and a '68 stang .. project 8 sec street car... 557 big block + N20 :-) http://members.cox.net/darkknight302/68nwrear.jpg |
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