Timing Gear Drive

Badart said
Hey Mad dart. I have been running one of these cat gear drives on my 318 for a few hundred miles now. I recently pulled the engine to fix an annoying oil leak. While I was in there I looked at the gear drive and it was showing 0 wear. I am very happy with it and it is staying. I kind of like the sound anyway. For some of you that don't know, what do you think every Cummins has that pulls your race cars every weekend? Gear drive.
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Thanks for the input on the wear. Good to know.
Yeah screw this, I'm getting myself one.

I looked at timing sets for hours last night and the one thing they all have in common is stretch. They ALL do it.

This doesnt stretch, and if there is no evidence of wear yet, I'm cool with giving it a try. I feel a lot safer with that than a chain. The idler gear looks like it fastens to that plate pretty strong.