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Ol' Ron · 05-18-2015, 07:42 PM

Even with the thrust forward, there is a thrust surface on the early cover and with only .006-.010" cam back lash, what difference does it make?? It surly doesn't affect the crab distributor. The direction of thrust is immaterial in this instance. Now with all this said. every engine I've ever build, always used the early cam/crank gears. I just don't like the alum timing covers and when I run a late distributor I use a cast iron cover. I do this from experience, no other reason. OH yea. The last cam I checked for bacl lash had .022". Something to think about.

05-18-2015, 07:42 PM	#19
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,985	Re: 8ba, getting the cam out Even with the thrust forward, there is a thrust surface on the early cover and with only .006-.010" cam back lash, what difference does it make?? It surly doesn't affect the crab distributor. The direction of thrust is immaterial in this instance. Now with all this said. every engine I've ever build, always used the early cam/crank gears. I just don't like the alum timing covers and when I run a late distributor I use a cast iron cover. I do this from experience, no other reason. OH yea. The last cam I checked for bacl lash had .022". Something to think about.