BangkokDean
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What are the + and - to using a cam gear drive setup, keeping in mind I have STS type baffle side pipes SBC motor.
Cam gear drives
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Twin_Turbo
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+ won't stretch
- transfers harmonics
+ or - noise
- transfers harmonics
+ or - noise
MYBAD79
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+ no stretch ---> how noticeable is this on a 350-450 HP SBC ?
- price
- noise ---> never heard it in person but many say it's loud
- price
- noise ---> never heard it in person but many say it's loud
big2bird
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Cam tower gears are straight cut gears. You'll have a medium loud whine almost like a blower would sound.
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It's pretty loud, Xander has one on his car (milodon gear drive) and you can hear it above the open headers 
BangkokDean
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It's pretty loud, Xander has one on his car (milodon gear drive) and you can hear it above the open headers
A blower sound could be fun. :devil:
SmokinBBC
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If it sounds anything like this, then......
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXgvqFhUs4I&feature=related[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXgvqFhUs4I&feature=related[/ame]
BangkokDean
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Wow I hope not that sounds sick :crap:but it is a rusttang. anyone else have a sound bite?:skeptic:
Belgian1979vette
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I hear the people that do/did have one, complain about the wine. Besides stretch (which I doubt is really a problem with a quality chain) I don't see any advantage.
SmokinBBC
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[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Ye8fFH90w[/ame]
BangkokDean
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That sound better just a wine when idle. I found this also:hi:
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD1mGKNdLyE&NR=1[/ame]
kwplot34
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You can get a gear drive with a different cut in the gears that is quiet,but the whine is cool sounding.
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BangkokDean
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TT, With the hood down and windows up does it sound loud....annoying?
gkz
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A co-worker has a Jackson setup on his 383; the whine is very subdued--just enough to let you know it's there.
grumpyvette
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and if you get the quiet version, check the clearances carefully, and use a molly assembly lube durring the assembly, process, youll find that after a few thousand miles the sound levels dropped off too almost un-noticable, in fact unless its spinning up about 6000 rpm its almost not decernable
BRUTAL64
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It's pretty loud, Xander has one on his car (milodon gear drive) and you can hear it above the open headers
A blower sound could be fun. :devil:
Fun for about a week, then just plain annoying.:tomato:
BangkokDean
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I still wonder how it sounds with the hood on, driving in the car?:sos:
Wesch
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Hi
I prefer listening to the solid lifters or the vacuum sound of the carbs.
This whining sound of this gear drives is annoying.
Just my opinion.
Rgds. Günther
I prefer listening to the solid lifters or the vacuum sound of the carbs.
This whining sound of this gear drives is annoying.
Just my opinion.
Rgds. Günther
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Different strokes for different folks. Some people find sidepipes annoying
