SMALL BLOCK Bronze Gear Heavy Duty Intermediate Shaft Shown above is our brand new Heavy Duty intermediate shaft with BRONZE gear for SMALL BLOCK MOPAR engines. These feature a heavy duty bronze gear made from ASTM standard 63020 Nickel Aluminum Bronze alloy. We also use 4340 non twist steel for the shaft itself, (the same material as our 1000 horsepower cabable crankshafts are made from.) The gear is pinned to the shaft to help with gear retention under heavy loads (such as high volume oil pumps), and we grind a radiused taper for extra strength where the shaft transitions into a hex drive for the oil pump. These are for use only with solid billet roller cams which cannot use a standard steel distributor drive gear. The quality on these is AMAZING, the same or better than the major name brand units at a fraction of the price! Don't forget a new bushing also, part number 101-1001.
SMALL BLOCK Melonized Gear Heavy Duty Intermediate Shaft Shown above is our brand new Heavy Duty intermediate shaft with a MELONIZED gear for SMALL BLOCK MOPAR engines. Melonizing, (which is a trade name for Salt Bath Nitriding,) is a process where a nitrocarburized layer is formed consisting of the outer compound layer (iron nitride) and the diffusion layer thereunder. This compound layer consists of a blend of iron, nitrogen, carbon and oxygen. Due to its microstructure, the compound layer does not possess metallic properties. It is particularly resistant to wear, seizure and corrosion, as well as being stable almost to the temperature at which it was formed. Compared with plasma or gas nitro-carburizing, compound layers with the highest nitrogen content can be obtained by Melonizing. Layers with a high nitrogen content give better protection against wear, and in particular corrosion, than those with a low content. In plain English, this means the heat treated gear is especially hard and resistant to wear, making them the longest life option available for use with both billet roller cams and steel flat tappet cams. If you are replacing the gear on a cam which has already been run with a steel or bronze gear, you must make sure to THOUROUGHLY clean all residue off the cam gear, otherwise it will act like lapping compound and wear into the gear. To avoid any possibility of this, it's best to use these with a brand new cam. In addition to the Melonizing, these feature all the same heavy duty features as our standard pinned shafts, including a heavy duty steel gear which is pinned to the shaft, as well as a radiused taper for extra strength where the shaft transitions into a hex drive for the oil pump. We also use 4340 non twist steel for the shaft itself, (the same material as our 1000 horsepower cabable crankshafts are made from.) Don't forget a new bushing as well, (part number 101-1001.)
SMALL BLOCK Rocker Hold Downs - Factory Style These are an exact reproduction of the SMALL BLOCK factory style rocker hold down brackets (tabs) and bolts. Great for replacing worn, missing or damaged originals. We even include grade 8 bolts, which are about 20% stronger than the orignals that the factory used. One part number includes 3 narrow brackets and 2 wide ones, enough to do ONE SIDE of the engine. For a complete engine, order a quantity of 2 of these kits. Please note these work for Chrysler/Mopar SMALL BLOCK engines only, (318/340/360, etc). Big Blocks use a different part number.
Pushrod Measuring Fixture Our pushrod measuring fixture is the quick, easy and extremely accurate way to measure any pushrod or checking pushrod to the thousandth of an inch. Machined from a solid 4 pound block of steel, these are designed for a lifetime of use, and can measure either ball and cup or ball and ball type pushrods. These are extremely easy to use. Simply press the "on/off" button to turn the display on. Then, slide the measuring tip all the way to the left (in the closed position) and zero it by pressing the "zero" button. Then, slide it back to the right, insert your pushrod or locked down checking pushrod into the groove, then slide it back to the left until it touches the pushrod, and you are looking at the exact length. These have two uses. If you have a set of pushrods laying around which you don't know the length of, you can use this to check them. Or, if you've setup your valvetrain with a checking pushrod, you can use this to exactly measure the checking pushrod, so you will know exactly what length of pushrods you will need. This was something we built for ourselves to have in our shop, and everyone who saw one asked us where we got it. So, we decided to make a limited production run of them and offer them for sale. Accepts pushrods up to a maximum length of 12 inches, pushrod shown in the picture is not included. Runs on a CR2032 lithium battery, which IS included.