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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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i did search for this but didn't find anything relevant. I'm doing a heads and cam ls1 with full boltons. Eventually everything will find its way into my 6.0 iron block with forged internals. I have heard the stock timing chains break occasionally. I dont want to buy a double roller at this point unless you guys think i should the my car currently has 94,000 trouble free miles on it. It is a 99 z28 m6 and it will be spinning a ms4 with pat. heads with a very nice valvetrain assembly.(all aftermarket). thanks for the help and let me know if more info is needed.
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 12:59 AM
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IMO,

If GM feel the LS7 can be validated and released to production with a full factory warranty and 7,200 rpm limit using a single chain; why doubt the research and development. I reckon GM know more than your average John Doe.

If you were building a full-on race engine a double row chain gives peace of mind.

Other than that the stock LS2 chain (which is the GMPP heavy-duty chain offered for the LS1) is more than good enough.
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 07:52 AM
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I bought the c5r chain for my car. Katech says they never had a chain break so I choosed that one for added security
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