I'd LIKE to try a melonized gear to see how it holds up, but will hold off until I see what sort of wear my bronze gear shows after some miles.

Also, one of the other Crane/Hughes warnings is that you're not supposed to put their gear on a used cam. Considering I'm not planning to buy a new cam simply to use that type of gear after having already dyno'd the engine, it could be a LONG time before I ever try one.