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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: daveismissing on April 12 2011, 10:08:11 PM

Title: timing chain
Post by: daveismissing on April 12 2011, 10:08:11 PM

I have a NOS nylon gear. Can I still get a new chain that will work?

Title: Re: timing chain
Post by: SuperSix on April 12 2011, 10:45:34 PM

Quote from: "daveismissing @ Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:08 pm"

I have a NOS nylon gear. Can I still get a new chain that will work?

Why not replace the gear too? The rumors of steel gears causing false knock are overrated.

I wouldn't trust even a NOS nylon unit - unless I knew it wasn't more than a few years old.

Title: timing chain
Post by: Steve Wood on April 12 2011, 11:22:49 PM

there were still a few out there a year or two ago...

Title: timing chain
Post by: daveismissing on April 12 2011, 11:39:54 PM

How about overall noise in a stock muffled car?

Title: Re: timing chain
Post by: Pyro6 on April 13 2011, 12:31:59 AM

I don't think there will be an obvious difference between a nylon gear and an aftermarket steel gear even with stock exhaust. Maybe 25 years ago when everthing was new??? Hell, you should only be hearing the turbo anyway :psix;

Title: Re: timing chain
Post by: ULYCYC on April 13 2011, 07:35:10 AM

You guys hear electrons running up and down the wires?  Install a a match timing set.  Steel or nylon works fine for flat tappet cams without exotic spring pressure.

Title: Re: timing chain
Post by: daveismissing on April 13 2011, 08:45:24 AM

Quote from: "ULYCYC @ Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:35 am"

You guys hear electrons running up and down the wires?