Timing chain recommendation

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From what I've read on here I should change my timming chain due to mileage. Any brands to stay away from, recommendations,gotta stock 71 318 88k
 
Flyinbrian72duster said:
From what I've read on here I should change my timming chain due to mileage. Any brands to stay away from, recommendations,gotta stock 71 318 88k
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If it's just stock and no overly excited driving I'd say anything would be better than the plastic gear that's on it.. then again a double roller chain is only "like?" $80...
 
Flyinbrian72duster said:
Motors stock other than intake and 4bbl dual exhaust and 355 gear
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When I remember looking for timing sets I remember the cheap one was like 30 and then the medium one was like 45 or 50 and the expensive one was near 80 bucks. Personally though if I was going in that far I would go ahead and pop the intake manifold off as well and think about a small upgrade in the cam?? NOT go bananas and try to get the car to do wheelies with a 318 LOL, but maybe something closer to what at 340 would have... It doesn't take too much to get that 318 woke up and a little chop, but not crazy where you have to have both feet on the brakes as stop light LOL..
 
If it's just a standard single timing chain and gear set you are looking for I have a fairly new one from Summit part # SUM-G6502 it was in my 273 for a very short time until I decided to go with the double roller. Perfect shape, you can have it for $20.00 shipped.
Bob
 
I saved my good used sets for just slapping old Motors together with something fairly tight. But when you can get brand new sets for anywhere from $20.99 to $155...
 
66 CUDA said:
If it's just a standard single timing chain and gear set you are looking for I have a fairly new one from Summit part # SUM-G6502 it was in my 273 for a very short time until I decided to go with the double roller. Perfect shape, you can have it for $20.00 shipped.
Bob
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probably going to cost $15 to ship....deal of the day right there !
 
Flyinbrian72duster said:
From what I've read on here I should change my timming chain due to mileage. Any brands to stay away from, recommendations,gotta stock 71 318 88k
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I run this true roller double roller chain in all of my small blocks... They will go well over 100 k miles in a daily driver and not stretch very much...

Edelbrock
 
j par said:
When I remember looking for timing sets I remember the cheap one was like 30 and then the medium one was like 45 or 50 and the expensive one was near 80 bucks. Personally though if I was going in that far I would go ahead and pop the intake manifold off as well and think about a small upgrade in the cam?? NOT go bananas and try to get the car to do wheelies with a 318 LOL, but maybe something closer to what at 340 would have... It doesn't take too much to get that 318 woke up and a little chop, but not crazy where you have to have both feet on the brakes as stop light LOL..
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I've been wanting to do a cam but I've never done one
 
I'd stay away from COMP timing sets, mine stretched noticeably after 25k miles. I put a Cloyes Street Billet True Roller in my next engine, might be overkill for a stock 318 though. Literally anything is better than that terrible stock plastic cam sprocket that thing needs to be taken out 20 years ago lol.
 
Tims 66 Cuda said:
Cloyes gear set and chain. You cant go wrong
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I've always heard that Cloyes is the best but can someone please explain how this Cloyes 9-3603X9 can not cause some inbalance problems in a running engine with all that weight removed from one side of the cam gear?
 
Edelbrock double roller is a nice timing set for around 70 bucks. But, you can go to your local parts store and buy a replacement that will have steel gears for about 25 bucks and it will serve you fine.
 
Even on a dead stock engine, I would run one of the billet race sets. Either from Cloyes or Comp. Pricey, but stable, consistent timing is that important.......to ME.
 
TX9 340 Plymouth said:
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I've always heard that Cloyes is the best but can someone please explain how this Cloyes 9-3603X9 can not cause some inbalance problems in a running engine with all that weight removed from one side of the cam gear?
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Those holes are drilled to offset the weight of the fuel pump eccentric, even without one if those the imbalance isn't a big deal since the cam sprocket doesn't weigh much overall and only turns at half engine speed. It's not like a harmonic damper that weighs 15 pounds and spins on the crankshaft.
 
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