For every effective performance of the distributor, it should be noted that a contributing factor for every good performance of that performance part, is the drive gear itself. And every vehicle component that requires a gear or mount, the durability and the effectiveness of every vehicle component, starts with a steady and durable mount or gear. This is the same situation with the MSD distributor and the distributor gear, for the MSD distributor gear to perform at its peak, the gear should in the first place be a durable part as well. The MSD ignition has put a great deal of effort into researching and testing a variety of metallurgical compositions, heat treating and coatings to provide you with a durable, accurate and strong distributor gear.

The brand’s engineers have built test fixtures and spent hundreds of hours testing and evaluating the capacity of the distributor gears. The end result is a special alloy iron gear that is treated to a low friction coating process. And because of this special composition of the material, you can expect that the distributor gears will have a long life, easy break in period a reliable performance. Every iron gear from the brand features increased outer hardened layer thickness and has a micro polished surface for that smooth contact.

The part also has a proprietary formulated ductile iron, and boasts of a Melonite QPQ coat, that will reduce the friction and the initial wear. The interstitial carbide concentration greatly improves wear resistance and the running properties. Aside from iron gears, the brand also carries the bronze distributor gears that are all machined from quality AMPCO 45 aluminum bronze that contains 5 percent nickel. This special combination creates high strength gear teeth that are less prone to wear even with high volume oil pumps.