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Re: Gear drive Timing

To: Gt6steve@aol.com
Subject: Re: Gear drive Timing
From: Mark Haynes <haynes386@netzero.net>
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 10:36:21 -0700
Sorry, my Faux-Pas. My brain jumped the track
Mark

Gt6steve@aol.com wrote:

> So where did the concept of crank-fire enter the discussion?  The question
> regarded timing the cam with gears instead of chain.  I don't think ANY
> vintage group allows crank fire. Nor should they.  I can't even comment on
> whether timing gears are legal or not but is was fun as an engineering
> exercise.  For the record, My GT6 DOES NOT use the gears (if that was your
> point) but I've got them laying here if anybody else wants to ask if it can
> be done.  Someday I'll get time and go back to the project but in the short
> term I don't think it's worth the effort.  That's what I'd have told the
> original questioner if he'd have surfaced again.  Steve
>
> >
> >  Not to mention the fact that some of the vintage groups (like RMVR) don't
> > allow
> >  crank-fired ignitions
> >  Mark Haynes
> >  RMVR

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