Ws6Dnero

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Hey is it normal to have slack with brand new ls2 chain? i have enough slack to make me concerned and im strongly considering returning the chain and buying the timing set. Or is the slack normal A friend of mine just installed a new cam sprocket and ls2 chain and his is tighter. Is has a little slack but one side stays tight always, where as mine is loose on both sides. Could my sprockets be worn??

Darkman

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A lot of slack is normal. I prefer to use new sprockets but they don't reduce the amount of initial slack, only the accumulation of additional slack over time.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...uch-slack.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...uch-slack.html

Ws6Dnero

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Ws6Dnero

iTrader: (23)

Ok well once i installed the rocker arms, my chain is now wayyyyyy tighter than before.

The Alchemist

iTrader: (19)

Is it tighter, or is the cam gear just harder to turn?

Ws6Dnero

iTrader: (23)

its tighter without having to turn the motor over.

wildcamaro

iTrader: (15)

Yea the slack without valvetrain installed is normal...I thought the same thing the first time I did a cam swap on an ls1