As the title says I am looking for a reliable timing set for a 1995 355 H/C application, retaining the stock water pump.. I was originally looking at the Extreme duty set... but after reading this http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/arch.../t-278981.html I am trying to look at other options.. Would running a regular stock replacement set equal catastrophic failure? I would shoot myself if my engine got F'd up because of a timing set failure.. What timing sets do you guys with ~400rwhp and stock WP use?

 

The more reading I do, the more I am leaning towards a stock replacement.. This is a DD more than a race car. How many guys out there are using the stock replacement set on H/C set ups?

 

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CL...ET&prefilter=1

After reading this thread I am even closer to ordering a stock replacement.

http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=521308

 

I run the Extreme Duty set and spin it to 6800 on regular basis with no problems so far.

 

did you replace the WP gear as well? the problems that seem to be occurring come from the water pump gear.

 

Cloyes C-3039

 

Funny you posted, I just dug up an old post from you suggesting this:

Cam sprocket - part #: 10128349
Crank sprocket - part #: 10128346
Chain - part #: 10128485

So ^ that vs Cloyes C-3039

 

Either. I prefer the Cloyes stuff tho for a higher hp build. The billet sprockets are a little more robust, although you don't hear of too many sprocket issues with the GM stuff... lol

The GM parts worked great in my baby cam build. In fact that engine is still going strong.

 

Yeah, the WP gear was replaced as a set.

 

Lastly did you leave the stock WP gear in there? Assuming it should mate up just fine with the Cloyes, being that the Cloyes is a stock replacement and should have the same pattern as the original gears.

 

For a dd setup I would just stick with a stock style chain and keep the stock wp. I went with the cloyes double roller years ago because I wanted an ewp anyway and it's not a dd. It a very nice, strong timing set and was under $100.