Has anyone out there ever had problems with running gear drive?????? Does anyone have any tips with running it????

Thanks

SAY THAT AGAIN...... I COULDN'T HEAR YOU. WHAT THE HE-- IS THAT NOISE COMING FROM YOUR ENGINE COMPARTMENT??????

SORRY ABOUT THE YELLING BUT THAT DANG NOISE IS DRIVING ME INSANE. WHOEVER SOLD YOU THAT THING SHOULD BE FORCED TO LISTEN TO IT FOR 8 HOURS STRAIGHT.

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Redrum (or Mike)
68 Corvette - 383 CI 427 HP
69 SS Chevelle being updated to Pro-Touring
97 Z-28

Yea, wear earplugs when tuning. http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif

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502 Rat Infested 1970 Malibu - Gold Member #39
Keep America Beautiful - Drive A Brute Force Chevelle!
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funny Mike. http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif

They are noisy, but people still run them. Flowmasters are noisy too, people still run them.

I decided against the gear driven for my street car based on what I read here on the TC board.

I have never heard any problems form users other than the decibal factor.

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71' 3880# with me. Big Block 402, Merlin oval heads, 10.2:1CR, TH400, 3.73 posi,
1/8th: 8.0 @ 88mph
BEST 60': 1.85 w/street tires.
BEST 1/4: 12.5 with 1.89 sixty foot (street tires)
BEST MPH: 109mph

Picture of me roasting the tires and other guy stuff (http://www.auburnextremeracing.com/drivers/mike/)
Video of me staging (smoke of course) (http://www.auburn.edu/~ledfojw/vids/mike_chevelle_burnout.avi)

haha..my frend put one in his 68 truck witha 350. i thought it was kinda cool at first like it sounded like a supercharger..but it really doesnt. it sounds dumb, and i have now decided the only gear drive i would get is a quiet one. but i think my timing chain is working just fine.

They put harmonics back in the motor and can accually hurt overall engine life. Go to a track to which any serious fast cars run. You will see that if they don't run a good quality chain they run a belt drive.
Save you money for something that will help you run faster.



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Richard "Car addict without a cure"
-69 Kingswood wagon 427 w/fresh motor (for sale)
-65 Riviera (project)
-67 Chevelle concours wagon (project)
-78 Malibu w/mild 383
8.44 best 1/8th mile

gear drives and flowmasters both make noise. Flow masters make horse power over stock. That can be clearly demonstrated. I am not so sure about gear drives.

Get the gear drive, a big solid-lift cam and a Detroit Locker. That way your car will make all sorts of strange noises and you can say "It's supposed to do that." Get one of those big aluminum flex fans too. http://www.chevelles.com/forum/eek.gif
Seriously, I used to run one and kind of liked it but it was a waste of cash. Any pro will tell you to go with a good double roller.

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The ongoing saga of the MALIBRUISER 70 SS fake
MALIBRUISER (http://www.motorhead.iwarp.com)

I hear ya on the flex fan.
I am replacing mine cause I can't hear
the exaust over the fan.
Sounds like a big turbine winding up.

I run one, only because it was free and I wasn't complaining. Its not "that bad" its preference. If you like the noise you will love it if you don't like it you will hate it. It personally doesn't bother me too much, I mean my cam and exhuast are so loud I can barely hear the thing anyways. Some people hate flowmasters other swear by them. If you like noise you will like the gear drive. If it wasn't given to me for free I don't think I would have bought one.

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Brad Guichard
1966 Nova Super Sport 388 Th350
66 Nova pic (http://www.users.qwest.net/~xerbird/waterbox1.jpg)
1966 Chevelle 350 TH350
66 Chevelle pic (http://www.users.qwest.net/~xerbird/66malibu.jpg)
1957 Chevy 210 ZZ4 700R4 Ford 9" 3.89
57 Chevy pic (http://www.users.qwest.net/~xerbird/00001191.jpg)

Speaking of flex fans fella's, I want to replace Mine with a clutch fan. Anyone got a part number for one that would fit my 69 402? Or even what kind of used one to look for would be appreciated.