Favorite timing chain and / or gear drive.

[BrianShaughnessy]

There's a box with a 528 solid cam in the basement parts depot now.

So I need a 3 bolt chain setup.   Not a hurry cause I won't start this job until November most likely.   

Favorite terms I've read lately...  billet,  rollmaster,  cloyes, torrington bearing.      I'm open to suggestions.   Discuss.

[firefighter3931]

I've used many cloyes chains over the years....never a problem with any of them. My current engine has a Comp Cams double roller in it....no problems with it either, but the engine only has dyno time on it at this point....but i don't anticipate any problems. The next one i'll buy is the JP Performance Billet timing set....mainly because of the multiple advance/retard settings available with this set. It sure makes degreeing in the cam so much easier. The quality is supposed to be outstanding on the JP stuff from what i've read. You definately want a double roller timing set with a "true" roller chain, as a minimum.

Ron

[BrianShaughnessy]

I was browsing the 440 source and just thinking all I need is the $59.95 billet special for now.  :shrug:  http://www.440source.com/timingchains.htm 

[Runner]

i have jp in my new motor.  its a real nice piece. i bought mine from magnum hp.    i have a summit chain in my 383 and it leaves alot to be desired.  i got what i paid for thier  lol.

  heres a couple pics


and heres a cute picture of the roo on the chain

[morepower]

im using a pete jackson gear drive setup a quiet setup; in my stroker...doesnt jeselhave a belt drive system out now also?

[Chryco Psycho]

I have used cloyes , Jp & Pete jackson gear drives all work well

[CFMopar]

Mopar action i think has an article on this this month and they dyno them all to. Worth the read if your interested in it.

[max]

i bought 2 cloyes and they were pure garbage

the first one when i was degree the cam in i keept comming up with a really weird centerline something like 120* on a installation that should have been 108* so i took that back to my local parts store and they grabbed another one from the shelve.

i started comparing the 2 side by side and the timming mark on the top cog on the one i had was off by one whole tooth and the bottom woodriff key was off by half.

so i exchanged it with cloyes set # 2 and i got to looking at it and it had a tooth broken on the bottom cog.

i just went with the cheapest thing that they had and it was dead on.

[Ghoste]

I've always used Cloyes.  No complaints.
Who makes the chains for Mopar?

[Chryco Psycho]

Not sure but the last Mopar chain I used was badly stretched with relatively low miles  & was not a true roller chain

[Ghoste]

Hmmm.  Must be made in Mexico with their leaf springs then.  I don't know that I've ever used one but the question occured to me anyway.

[Chryco Psycho]

probably mexican  

BTW the torsion bars are Canadian made in the other 3rd world country on the N.A. continent

[max]

i'm sure there are good and bad in all the ones listed. to be sure what a timming set is doing the best thing to do is degree the cam, that way you can correct the problem then instead of wondering why it isn't running right later.

it's the difference in having a good running engine verses having a great running engine.
coarse that's my opinion.

[Chryco Psycho]

I always degree the cam no matter which chain is used