Adjustable timing chain
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Adjustable timing chain
How the hell do these work, everyone says they are "easy" to adjust but I dont see how without removing the timing chain cover and removing the balancer, someone please explain!
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Well it is very easy once you have the front cover off. Also there is a 2 piece cover out that only requires you to take the water pump off to get to the cam. That makes accessing the cam way easier since the crank pulley can stay on.
As for the adjustable cam sprokets, my Cloyes has a little hex bushing in it that you turn to the next tick mark to add another 2 degrees. All you have to do is loosen the 3 cam sproket bolts a little bit and then turn the hex bushing.
As for the adjustable cam sprokets, my Cloyes has a little hex bushing in it that you turn to the next tick mark to add another 2 degrees. All you have to do is loosen the 3 cam sproket bolts a little bit and then turn the hex bushing.
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Originally Posted by LS1C5Vette
so you do have to go through a bunch of trouble to adjust the timing
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This is a one-time setup at installation when degreeing the cam in.
You seem to be asking how hard it is to adjust with an assembled engine...you don't do that. You set it up at installation to arrive at your desired valve event points and forget about it.
This is not a "dial-for-power" item to experiment with.
You seem to be asking how hard it is to adjust with an assembled engine...you don't do that. You set it up at installation to arrive at your desired valve event points and forget about it.
This is not a "dial-for-power" item to experiment with.
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Originally Posted by Thimble
This is a one-time setup at installation when degreeing the cam in.
You seem to be asking how hard it is to adjust with an assembled engine...you don't do that. You set it up at installation to arrive at your desired valve event points and forget about it.
This is not a "dial-for-power" item to experiment with.
You seem to be asking how hard it is to adjust with an assembled engine...you don't do that. You set it up at installation to arrive at your desired valve event points and forget about it.
This is not a "dial-for-power" item to experiment with.
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Originally Posted by Thimble
This is a one-time setup at installation when degreeing the cam in.
You seem to be asking how hard it is to adjust with an assembled engine...you don't do that. You set it up at installation to arrive at your desired valve event points and forget about it.
This is not a "dial-for-power" item to experiment with.
You seem to be asking how hard it is to adjust with an assembled engine...you don't do that. You set it up at installation to arrive at your desired valve event points and forget about it.
This is not a "dial-for-power" item to experiment with.
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Originally Posted by LS1C5Vette
so you can adjust cam timing WITH the engine FULLY assembled and WITHOUT taking the water pump off or anything like that??
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Originally Posted by LS1C5Vette
so you can adjust cam timing WITH the engine FULLY assembled and WITHOUT taking the water pump off or anything like that??
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Originally Posted by Ryan02SS
There is no reason to adjust your timing chain unless you are degreeing in a camshaft and then your going to be taking valve covers off, radiator and AC condenser out to gain access to read a degree wheel than mounts on your crank snout. You can't simply turn the the hex bushing to advance or retard the cam, it has has to be done in conjunction with a degree wheel and dial indicator.