Timing chain
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Timing chain Switching my vvt on my ly6 to ls2 timing chain and the plastic In between spacer. How much slack should this setup have. I was told to uses this instead of the newer style Spring tensioners. Seam to loose
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When cold, there will be some slack in the chain. As the engine warms, the block "grows" as it expands due to heat, tightening the chain up. So it is normal to have some slack when cold. If the timing set is good quality, and all is installed right, it should be good.
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Like I said, as the engine heats up, the chain will tighten up. Get everything up and running and see how things go. I can't see the slack. It should be OK if you bought good quality parts.
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I pretty much asked the same question here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...tensioner.html
I only had it running for two days before the ECU fried and was getting a lot of random misfires but I believe it was the tune and not so much the chain. I'm supposed to be getting the ECU back next week and this time it should have the Texas Speed VVT tables in it so we'll see how it goes.
But yeah mine has quite a bit of slack when it was cold as well.
I only had it running for two days before the ECU fried and was getting a lot of random misfires but I believe it was the tune and not so much the chain. I'm supposed to be getting the ECU back next week and this time it should have the Texas Speed VVT tables in it so we'll see how it goes.
But yeah mine has quite a bit of slack when it was cold as well.
If its a new chain i wouldnt worry about it. The older gen3 engines didnt use a tensioner. Ive had the ls2 tensioner break and rattle like crazy. I usually just dont use one and have never had an issue.
If you're really worried about it, you can buy the C5R chain from WS6Store which is the strongest/best chain available for our engines (according to almost everyone).
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