Which distributor gear w/GM HOT cam?
10-15-2003, 02:41 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 784
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Car: 1991 Camaro Z28 5.7 G92
Engine: L98 Tuned Port Injection
Transmission: TH700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23 Posi G80
Which distributor gear w/GM HOT cam?
I need to know if I need to change my distributor gear when using the HOT cam. The gear I have now is just a production GM HEI gear from 1978. I know that I don't need a bronze gear because GM recommends a melonized gear. What is this melonized gear and do I have one? Please Help!
10-16-2003, 11:14 AM
#2
Check out the GM Performance Parts catalog. The distributor with the melonized cam drive (whatever the heck that is) is p/n 1104067.
I'm editing to let you know that you can also get just the melonized steel distributor gear as p/n 10456413.
I'm editing to let you know that you can also get just the melonized steel distributor gear as p/n 10456413.
Last edited by Parrydise7; 10-16-2003 at 11:18 AM.
10-16-2003, 11:23 AM
#3
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 90
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 1990 RS
Engine: 305
Transmission: T-5
FYI Melonizing is a patented process similar to nitriding in that it imparts a very hard wear resistant surface to steel, and has a low coefficient of friction.
Melonizing is different from nitriding in that the surface is porous and retains oil for lubrication for longer life.
Melonizing is different from nitriding in that the surface is porous and retains oil for lubrication for longer life.
10-16-2003, 12:37 PM
#4
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 784
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Car: 1991 Camaro Z28 5.7 G92
Engine: L98 Tuned Port Injection
Transmission: TH700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23 Posi G80
Cool! I guess I am going to have to dish out the cash for a little weenie gear. Too bad I was hoping to be able to use my stock gear. I still have my distributor from the TPI days and it is the small remote coil HEI. If some how I could make that gear fit my old school distributor it would work, right? Aren't the shafts different by like .1 inches in diameter?
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
junkcltr
Tech / General Engine
6
08-02-2019 11:12 PM
ambainb
Camaros for Sale
11
04-25-2016 09:21 PM
