OK,
So I lurk here a bit and have a cool old C-20 with a 292. I hear they go pretty well with a 4-barrel and headers so I try to do it right. I put a Holley 600 on an Offy intake. I'm pushing it through Tom Langdons cast headers. 2" primaries into one 3' outlet with a full-flow dynomax muffler. Man, she runs like a raped ape !!!(can I say that?) You Know you can't stop there so I pick up his marine grind cam. Down to my buddy's shop I go to change the cam. Comes out no problem, now let's heat that gear up and gently press her off. POW!!! I now have a 5-piece timing gear! WTF? Just not enough heat??? Won't too much heat really screw up aluminum? I felt this thing was adequately supported in the press.I read up on this enough to be careful and still it happened. GRRRRRRR. I was given the impression these will almost drop out when you heat them up right. Is the freezer/oven trick a drop-on situation or do I have more surprises ahead? It's Friday night and I should be cruisin' in this thing right now
-Conan