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Greg ... the only thing in that link that is really "correct" .. is them saying the cam-gears make for a good door-stop.

And HONESTLY ...if there were a way to get cams make to work with those gears .. it would be a better system than the chain.

They are out there ... ?

You would not have started with the 413 ? ..what are you building?



But that's the problem. There is NO over the counter way to get an aftermarket cam to work with those gears short of sending in the one you have and having it custom re-ground. But then, why do that when there are chain setups that run just as well? Here's a short list of things I pitched when I got this 413:

Heads got swappped for 440 items.
Intake from Weiand.
Couldn't use the cam or even the cam sprocket because the 413 version I had used a gear driven cam that turned backwards.
Rockers and pushrods.
Water pump and housing.
Balancer.
Oil pan.
Distributor and drive gear.
Pistons.
Exhaust manifolds.

Even little nit-noid brackets and bolts didn't fit. In other words, I had to nearly buy a complete 440 just to get the parts to put the 413 into a car. And in the end... I had a 413... down on cubes from a 440. So... that's the deal. If I had to do it over again today... I'd go for a stroked 400. Just me....

Greg