Timing sets

Can anyone shed some light on gear drives.

Do they come with the pre '71 8 deg offset or the post '73 16 deg timing offset?

Also, which make is best and noisy or quiet?

Why do you want to run a gear drive? You'd be better served with a timing set such as the FRPP set if you are on a budget, or if not, go with the Danny Bee belt drive. A gear drive would be my last choice.

Definately X2 on ditching the gear drive and using an FRPP set, or a Danny Bee.

I agree with the others, but if you must have a gear drive, forget about the dog-bone style. The Milodon single gear is a good unit. Mike Stevens has been using one for years with zero problems.

I've read somewhere that gear drives (dog bone style) start to grind off some of the metals of the gears over time. I don't have details, so if someone does have the details, please post them.

What is undesirable about a gear drive versus a double roller timing set?

Looks Like The Pope answered that for me.

I'm finishing my parts collecting for my build, and the question I keep getting asked is "I take it you're running gear drive?" hence the reason I asked.

I was also wondering why everyone is so anti them as well

I,ve had people say they make a lot of heat dont know if thats true i never ran one.

Gear drives have a tendency to transmit harmonics to the valve train, hence a lot more people are using belt drives (Danny Bee).

Apparently Milodon single idler sets are good, but they are bloody expensive ($480!!)

True, the MILODON's are not cheap but, they don't break.