i'll have to get my kid to video or sound the engine running as i don't know how to upload, send, etc. and i'll send it to you. jeff --- On Tue, 4/27/10, Gary Pavlovich <glpavlovich@xxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Gary Pavlovich <glpavlovich@xxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Fw: Milodon gear drive in a small block Mopar - need your input > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 1:22 PM > > Jeff, > > My intention for installing a gear drive is for the timing > stability and > durability. I think the HP advantages are approx. 5HP > at best. As far as > the "sound" is concerned, I don't like a traditional gear > drive "whine" but > would prefer just slightly noticeable at the most. > So, if your experience > is NO noise then I will be thrilled; that is why the > "whine" is a subjective > feature and a matter of taste. > > Can you send me a sound/video of your small block Mopar > idling or running so > I can hear it? > > Thank you so much for your help! > Gary > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff" <chargr1969@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 11:26 PM > Subject: Re: Fw: Milodon gear drive in a small block Mopar > - need your input > > > gary, do you want the blower sound or performance? i bought > mine used in > very good condition. i had to call milodon about installing > it as it came > with no instructions. it is NOT that easy. you have to > drill a hole in the > block to mount the bracket. i was bummed when i installed > mine after a lot > of work, fired it up and NO noise. i called them up and > that's when they > told me they don't make noisey ones for small block mopars. > they said one > perp is that the gear drive will give you an extra 20? some > horsepower > because of the no slack in the chain. do what you want but > it will not be > noisey, call them or e-mail them > if you don't believe me. > jeff > > > > > > > > > --- On Mon, 4/26/10, Gary Pavlovich <glpavlovich@xxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > From: Gary Pavlovich <glpavlovich@xxxxxxx> > > Subject: Fw: Milodon gear drive in a small block Mopar > - need your input > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Monday, April 26, 2010, 11:41 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Will someone with a Milodon gear drive in a small > block > > Mopar please send me a video/sound byte of how it > sounds as > > I am debating whether to install one in my engine. I > > have the Milodon unit sitting right next to my > Rollmaster > > timing set. > > > > I know the single idler gear drive is the one to use > for > > many reasons but I would like to actually hear how it > > "sounds"since that is a subjective call. > > > > Please send me any video/sound bytes to glpavlovich@xxxxxxx > > > > Thank you for any help! > > > > Gary Pavlovich > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > ---- > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to > only one > > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as > other > > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not > to the > > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect > your > > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune > the > > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > > >