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Originally Posted by 1700camaro
We ordered a Shaver/Wesmar gear drive system. Milodon didn't have a part # for my application. RCD was a long wait.
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Got a call from my engine builder today. They wanted the water pump to make sure it had clearance for the Enderle timing cover. The have to mill the front cover for pump clearance. My 2-piece ATI cover didn't have clearance for the gear drive.
As for the RCD gear drive, I got the rest of the story. They don't make their gear drive for an SBC with a BBC snout/post anymore.
I also got an update on the new Total Seal rings. These are the AP series rings with gas ports. I questioned them as that was what I thought I had previously. They stated these were the upgraded rings with more gas ports & DLC coating, great!
As for the health of the motor on teardown after 250+ runs. They didn't see anything alarming. They feel with my tune-up, maintenance & engine upgrades. They thought I could get my goal of 400 passes on the engine without major rebuild. There are only 2 items I may replace before the next rebuild is lifters & valve springs. This is what I was hoping for, a low maintenance 8 second engine without pushing the tune/boost. So far, it has been a great, consistent & winning bracket racing combo!
We're a little behind on testing the quad due to life issues. Hope to have video up of that.
1700/781L