[Scott65]

Occasionally, the Milodon single idler gear drive is discussed here. I'm doing a cam change and thought I'd share some pictures/impressions of how it's held up. I think I put it in service in 2009, but may have been '10. I'm getting older I don't remember exactly.... I don't put a lot of miles on my car generally. I'd guess maybe 5000 miles tops in that time. But it has been driven in all conditions, raced a few times. I'd guess the hardest conditions are idling when not a lot of oil is being slung around. It's done a LOT of idling, mostly during my sequential efi project what with having to manually tune idle fueling and iac operation. These gears look really good. Any imperfections in the pics are where the top layer of the coating has been lightly rubbed off. I was unsure what to expect, as this was my first one. But I followed the directions exactly and being an outside machinist I'm used to dealing with gears and backlash. I'd say use with confidence if it fits your application. Sorry for the sideways pics, it's just as infuriating for me...