striped cam gear for wp twice

trackman2
10-02-2007, 08:43 AM
i have had problems with the water pump gear on the cam (comp) getting chewed off by the wp drive shaft on my 92 lt1 it hapened twice in the last 3 motors and was two different blocks 2 different ppro engine builders.. ive tried a meserie 55 gpm in the past with mixed results. i am a road racer and the car spins 6500-6800 have you guys had any experience with this ??? different cam i calleed comp and they said they,ve never heard of this.....

CKJ
10-02-2007, 04:48 PM
I think personally a electronic water pump is the way to go. Take that strain off of the cam gear, get yourself a regular timing chain for a vortech, have somebody weld up the hole in the cover and forget about it! I've got a CSR and the motor spins to 7K but i'm not a road racer. She's fine here.

You are talking about the cam gear on the timing chain right..cause there is no gear on the cam itself.

shoebox
10-02-2007, 06:44 PM
Yeah, the cam would have nothing to do with it. The teeth are on the cam gear, not the cam.