new timing chain with new cam?
03-04-2003, 10:35 PM
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new timing chain with new cam? hey guys, i was wondering if you have to replace the timing chain on the motor when doing a cam swap? is it mandatory or just optional? TIA <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
03-04-2003, 10:59 PM
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Re: new timing chain with new cam? How many miles are on your stock chain? I only had 5K on mine when I did the cam so I saw no reason to replace it.
03-05-2003, 05:41 PM
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Re: new timing chain with new cam? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by RPM WS6:
<strong> How many miles are on your stock chain? I only had 5K on mine when I did the cam so I saw no reason to replace it. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You will see a reason if you check the slack in the stock chain. I did my head/cam swap with about 25,000 miles and could advance/retard the cam at least 1 or 2 degrees just with the slack in the factory chain (checked this before I removed anything....). Get the double roller from sdpc2000.com. Its will last forever and you can advance/retard the cam with the keyways in the crank sprocket.
Chris
<strong> How many miles are on your stock chain? I only had 5K on mine when I did the cam so I saw no reason to replace it. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You will see a reason if you check the slack in the stock chain. I did my head/cam swap with about 25,000 miles and could advance/retard the cam at least 1 or 2 degrees just with the slack in the factory chain (checked this before I removed anything....). Get the double roller from sdpc2000.com. Its will last forever and you can advance/retard the cam with the keyways in the crank sprocket.
Chris
