, but I am also going to do the same thing and wanted to know where would i go to get a ls2 timing set beside the stealerships? 
LS2 timing chain on LS1
LS2 timing chain on LS1 While doing my H/C package I'm going to put on an LS2 timing set up. Does this just bolt on or do I have to change out my balancer or anything to make the chain fit?
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I paid $27.00 for a LS2 chain at a Chevy dealership. I beleive that the LS2 chain has superseded the LS1 chain. It is much heavier duty when compared to the old LS1 chain.
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question on these chains.... just how long are they good for? Over at the Corvette forum here is a LS2 chain with 16-18K miles and look at the slack!
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...-begins-4.html
makes me wonder why this one did not hold up better.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...-begins-4.html
makes me wonder why this one did not hold up better.
GM designs their engines with a 200,000+ mile life span. When you consider how many of these LS series engines are out there in service with tons of miles on them it is obviously a durable part ... F body cars and Corvettes are just the tip of the iceberg ... think about how many trucks and SUVs are using these engines ... I see Silverados in our service department all the time with over 200,000 miles on them...they may be on their second or third transmission but the engines are still performing great. I have put 60,000 one LS2 chain and then did another head and cam change and have 77,000 miles on the one in the car now. It is a quality part with great durability.
Maybe. As mentioned, the slack doesn't look too bad. The question is, how much space did it have to begin with & was the cam degreed w/ the chain in tension?
Depends on how the cam gears look. I did a cam swap on my 98 and it had 100K miles on it and the gear's looked fine so I just tossed a LS2 chain on it and rocked it. It will take a special puller to get the gear off the crank also so be prepared for that.
I have this issue when I installed a brand new LS2 timing set. I got the cam gear dot to line up with the crank gear dot. I torqued the bolts on the cam. Now when I move the crank shaft either way there is slack and makes the dots not line up. Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?
