I'm about to reassemble my LS1. When I got the engine, it already had an MS3 cam and double valvsprings, but it still had what looks like the stock timing chain. I've bought a different cam, so my question is should I upgrade the timing chain or is the stock chain ok? What timing chain set do you recommend if I should change?
You can go with the stock timing gears and upgrade to the HD/LS2 timing chain. It is a little more beefy than the stock chain.
Thats what I used when I did my cam swap and it has been working flawlessly.
T-RAV99 GMC | 5.3 | Skinny White Guy Tuned
I wonder if that's what might be on it now. The engine only has 40K on it, and there's very little slack in the chain. I just thought it strange to see the entire valvetrain upgraded(except rockers), and still have a stock timing set. I guess I just figured the stock set was that good.
There is a pretty significant difference in the chains that you should be able to tell the difference...see the link below:
http://ls1tech.com/forums/generation...ing-chain.html
T-RAV99 GMC | 5.3 | Skinny White Guy Tuned
Thanks! I'll take a closer look at mine and see if I can tell what I have.
What does a new LS2 chain cost?
about $40. Thats what im running and no problems here
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