LS2 or double roller timing chain
Double roller Im in the process of building my motor I bought a ls2 chain and gears and was amazed at how much slack the chain had in it and decided to go with a double roller. 4 degrees of slack is to much in my opinion
Thanks Rickenbackerman. That is what I wanted to hear as I am about to purchase a cahin as well. The benefit being you can also easily degree it and you don't need to mess with the oil pump. I have used Cloyes stuff for years, never an issue.
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Ron
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I think I paid around $160 for the cloyes set. Old set was a Yank ls2 set machined to accept the offset bushings. It worked, but was kind of a pain to degree, and the chain got WAY sloppy after only a couple thousand miles. The cloyes is super easy to adjust, and a bonus is that you get a thrust bearing for the cam.
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I have the Cloyes with the IRL chain. Standard Cloyes Hex-adjust is the LS2 chain made by Renold. The ability to adjust the cam without removal of the crank sprocket is a great feature of this setup.
Indy Racing League. The chain was originally developed for the Olds Aurora Indy motor some years back to help with some timing chain issues they were having with the motor. It was made from better materials and hand assembled by Renold. Can't remember all the specifics of the manufacturing (have that information at home in correspondence I had with Cloyes) but the chain itself was very expensive. Cloyes had a few left unsold on the shelf and about two years ago SDPC bought the entire inventory. Not sure if they still have any left. This was the strongest single chain ever made for the LS motor.
Indy Racing League. The chain was originally developed for the Olds Aurora Indy motor some years back to help with some timing chain issues they were having with the motor. It was made from better materials and hand assembled by Renold. Can't remember all the specifics of the manufacturing (have that information at home in correspondence I had with Cloyes) but the chain itself was very expensive. Cloyes had a few left unsold on the shelf and about two years ago SDPC bought the entire inventory. Not sure if they still have any left. This was the strongest single chain ever made for the LS motor.
SLP double roller here. Just make sure you get the "cleared" oil pump too. Strong and cheap. And I feel safer running a double roller on the 402 over a single roller.
*EDIT* - But I bet the Katech chain is well built... they dont mess around over there.
*EDIT 2* - I believe the SLP is a renamed Rollmaster, and I think mine even says roll master on it.
*EDIT* - But I bet the Katech chain is well built... they dont mess around over there.
*EDIT 2* - I believe the SLP is a renamed Rollmaster, and I think mine even says roll master on it.
Last edited by Sommer86; Feb 9, 2012 at 02:30 PM.
