what is this?
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what is this?
the plastic piece that hold the gear that rides on the cam in place? i think its for the oil pump.... i dont know how to put pics on the comp or i would show you...if you have a cell phone i can text a pic of it to you...its making me [edit] crazy thinking about
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i hear that they break all the time! what is the purpose of it? if i get an oem replacement one will it break when i install my cc 305 and hp oil pump?
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Usually it's the plastic coupler on the drive shaft that breaks, not so much the gear (although some people have reported them breaking/stripping). For what it's worth, I'm using my OEM stock drive on my 7000 RPM 383 that made 455whp/445tq on the dyno today (with a high-volume high-pressure pump, thread below).
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The gear on the back of the cam spins the stub drive which engages the oil pump drive shaft which turns the oil pump.
Usually it's the plastic coupler on the drive shaft that breaks, not so much the gear (although some people have reported them breaking/stripping). For what it's worth, I'm using my OEM stock drive on my 7000 RPM 383 that made 455whp/445tq on the dyno today (with a high-volume high-pressure pump, thread below).
Usually it's the plastic coupler on the drive shaft that breaks, not so much the gear (although some people have reported them breaking/stripping). For what it's worth, I'm using my OEM stock drive on my 7000 RPM 383 that made 455whp/445tq on the dyno today (with a high-volume high-pressure pump, thread below).
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ok so i tried ordering that part off gm parts direct.com but it said that the address listed was different than the one on my card....so i said screw it...however when i checked my balance those bastards charged me for it! wtf do i do?
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Flow Chevrolet, in Winston Salem NC, runs that site. Just call the Flow Chevy parts department and ask them for the number of internet sales. That should get you somebody(it did me). I have actually driven over there to pickup some of my parts I ordered from them(10 miles from my house).
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Flow Chevrolet, in Winston Salem NC, runs that site. Just call the Flow Chevy parts department and ask them for the number of internet sales. That should get you somebody(it did me). I have actually driven over there to pickup some of my parts I ordered from them(10 miles from my house).