Single or double timing chain?

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Jan 12, 2014 | 05:25 PM

BEAns_99

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Single or double timing chain?

What do you recomend? Single or double? Ls2 timing chain?

Thanks!

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Jan 12, 2014 | 05:32 PM

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Whats the application ? Drag car, street car, road course racing, HP goal ???

Jan 12, 2014 | 08:25 PM

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Well im doing a tick sns3 cam and im shooting for the 400+ hp street and strip not my DD

Jan 12, 2014 | 10:03 PM

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LS2 chain will be plenty for your setup.

Jan 13, 2014 | 05:35 AM

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Single you mean?

Jan 13, 2014 | 09:08 AM

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the ls2 chain is a single chain thats aprox 50% stronger than the ls1. i thinks its plenty but call some speed shops for a 2nd opinion. ive been running an ls2 chain for 5 years with no problems.

Jan 13, 2014 | 09:28 AM

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Um building a 450 plus horsepower tire engine. At 40 bucks the ls2 chain is a great source. I just have nightmares about revving my engine high with a single chain so I'm just go dish out a 120 bucks for a double chaon. Either A Roll Master Or The Trickflow Double chain.

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Jan 13, 2014 | 01:03 PM

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LS2 chain.

Jan 13, 2014 | 04:33 PM

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I talked to Texas speed and one of the guys told me they use the single in their racecar

Jan 13, 2014 | 04:42 PM

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If you are killing chains you need to look at your balancer.

Tim

Jan 13, 2014 | 06:22 PM

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BEAns_99

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Thanks for all you input guys! Ill be geting the single Ls2 chain

and see how it goes!

Jan 14, 2014 | 03:18 AM

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Cloyes Hex a just gear set with the extreme duty C5R chain & you won't worry again

Jan 14, 2014 | 03:22 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Gray86hatch

If you are killing chains you need to look at your balancer.

Tim

Ding ding ding...

Jan 14, 2014 | 03:42 AM

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Ls2 is what I put in both of mine.

Jan 14, 2014 | 06:26 AM

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Rollmaster single here.

Jan 14, 2014 | 06:42 AM

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Katech uses a single in their C6.R LeMans race car. Just sayn. :-)

Jan 14, 2014 | 09:06 AM

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I like using single roller chains so I don't have to clearance anything, and I have an NMotion billet single roller set in my car. With that said, I have seen a broken single chain though.

Jan 14, 2014 | 09:15 AM

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I put a Rollmaster Double roller in... it's more work.

If I had to do it over, I'd do the Cloyes Hex-A-Just with the C5R chain... I'd definitely do a chain with billet adjustable gears.

I'd also invest in a quality balancer and timing chain damper. I have the ATI on mine with the Katech LS6 damper. Both of those will save your chain from breaking due to harmonics...