bronze distributor gear! were do i get one?

[paythedealerfull]

im looking for a heavy duty distributor gear any one know who sells them for an svo? does any one have one for sale?

[MacGyver]

http://www.esslingeracing.com

[DEVILDOG]

Are the bronze distributor gears considered an "upgrade" to the stock gear or only really needed if upgrading the the aftermarket aux shaft like offered from Esslinger?

Thanks,
John

[BrianO]

depends on the cam.. roller, solid..require different shaft gear material.

[SVO4PWR2]

depends on the cam.. roller, solid..require different shaft gear material

-RICH-

[BrianO]

bronze for roller cam, iron for solid cam

they are designed to be a weaker material so they eat first instead of the cam gear but now that I think about it the 2.3 cam never actually touches the dizzy gear. it goes through another one..the auxillary shaft right?

[DEVILDOG]

Yes, the distributor gear is turned by the aux shaft.

The OEM gear is a cast or steel material. I am wondering if the bronze is considered an upgrade or only needed for the aftermarket billet type aux shafts.

John

[Otto Man]

I do not need any of the things being talked about here but....
I have never seen such camaraderie when some guy is looking for some gear.
It really makes me me happy I have stumbled onto such a neat band of brothers.

[Jcamper]

I had a bronze gear on mine for a while with a normal aux. shaft, it was almost eaten up after less than a thousand miles. I am thinking it doesn't play well with a stock aux. shaft, only the billet. My reman dizzy turned really hard though, that could have been the problem too. Jcamper

[Boport]

Yes, the distributor gear is turned by the aux shaft.

The OEM gear is a cast or steel material. I am wondering if the bronze is considered an upgrade or only needed for the aftermarket billet type aux shafts.

John

Bingo. The camshaft has nothing to do with the distributor gear because they are not mechanically connected by means of gear to gear contact like they would be in a V8. The only reason to use a bronze gear in a 2.3 is when using a billet auxiliary shaft like esslinger's. Billet gears believe it or not are not as hard as most factory gears machined from ductile iron, and the iron gear will wear out the gears in your new high dollar billet auxiliary shaft. The bronze gear will last fairly long when used in conjunction with the billet shaft gear, however will wear out over time and should be checked often. It is designed to be a wear item rather than the expensive billet shaft becoming the wear item when a iron gear is used.


In summary:

*Iron (stock) distributor gears should only be used with the factory (stock) auxiliary shaft.
*Bronze gears should only be used with aftermarket billet steel auxiliary shafts.

Bo

[DEVILDOG]

Thank you!!!

Now that's the answer I was looking for - Thanks.

John

[Millertime2]

I spent the money and got both the aux shaft and the bronze gear after two factory ones in less than three months. 2 years later not one issue!! Worth every penny if you have ever had to drop the pan to pick up the pieces of the stock gear!!