wrench87 It's all who you know. I have a composite gear and no problems. The issues are perfect alignment of distributor in block to 90 degrees of camshafts. Limited movement of bottom of the distributor housing. End play of camshaft under .003" Need thrust plate and torrington bearing to work this out. Last a good supply of
oil to the gears. Either a pressure supply spray direct to locating or return
oil from valley of block to location.
Have been running gear for 7 years and no problems. The only issue is cracking from heat cycles over years. Have hphv
oil pump with 135-138 psi cold start running. Have to let motor oil warm before doing any thing. Gear weight is nothing, in grams. Cost was over $200.00. A good steel gear will work fine with again the same setup as above. Rick L. Ps I don't like bronze gears in my motor either. They wear out around 10K miles with even good setups. Bronze going through a motor and bearings does less damage than steel partials but still does damage.