Timing gear system

An automobile timing gear system (100) for use with a non-standard cylinder block that employs a raised camshaft location, wherein the system (100) comprises:

• (a) the non-standard cylinder block (150) having the raised camshaft location from a stock position, wherein a camshaft axis (152) is disposed offset from and parallel to a crankshaft axis (154);
• (b) a timing gear cover assembly (110) disposed on the cylinder block (150), wherein the timing gear cover assembly (110) comprises a first cover component (112), a second cover component (114), and an annular back plate component (116), wherein the first cover component (112) is removably attached to the annular back plate component (116), and the second cover component (114) is removably attached to the annular back plate component (116) such that the first cover component (112) and the second cover component (114) are coplanar and form a linear seam at which they interface;
• (c) an idler gear support plate (120) disposed on and offset from a second cover component inside surface (115) via mounting hardware (142) and mounting spacers (144),
• (d) an idler shaft (122) perpendicularly disposed between the idler gear support plate (120) and the second cover component inside surface (115);
• and
• (e) an idler gear (134);
• wherein a camshaft gear (130) is disposed on a camshaft anterior end, wherein a crankshaft gear (132) is disposed on a crankshaft anterior end, wherein the back plate component (116) is disposed on a cylinder block front surface surrounding the camshaft gear (130) and the crankshaft gear (132) via mounting apertures (140) and mounting hardware (142),
• wherein the idler gear (134) is rotatably disposed on the idler shaft (122), wherein the second cover component (114) having the idler gear (134), the idler shaft (122), and the idler gear support plate (120) disposed thereon is disposed on the back plate component (116), wherein the idler gear (134) is interfacingly disposed into both the camshaft gear (130) and the crankshaft gear (132),
• wherein the first cover component (112) is disposed on the back plate component (116) adjacent to the second cover component (114) to enclose the camshaft gear (130) and the crankshaft gear (132), wherein the first cover component (112) is designed to provide rapid removal once installed on the cylinder block (150), wherein the automobile timing gear system (100) is for use with the non-standard cylinder block (150) that employs the raised camshaft location.