Thread: Pros and Cons of using timing gears vs chain
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Old 10-06-2008, 08:38 AM
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Chains can stretch, but I prefer them to gears. We ran a gear drive in a couple of cars and the noise was not only terrible, one of the gears had a habit of breaking a tooth. This was years ago, so I am sure they are much better now but I would still go with the chain.

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