Hey im curious as to how stron are our timing chains???

I just bought a brand new one and i will be going to the 6500rpm range when racing it. Am i safe??? Im not sure exactly how much stress is placed on a timing chain.

I have tried two different timing chains besides the stock one and they dont fit. I made sure they were for o.e. roller motors and all. maybe someone can help me why it isnt going on?

I got the comp cams one for the car and it even stated for tpi, but it seems to be like rubbing on the block. Do i need a spacer or what?

 

Depends what style chain you bought - does it have the plastic gear teeth like stock, or steel teeth? Is the chain the link-bar style like stock, or a roller chain? (roller looks sorta like a bike chain)

 

Where's it rubbing? On the little boss straight above the cam? If so, you grind the block slightly to gain clearance. That's a common thing to do with aftermarket performance chains.

You do have the factory cam retaining plate installed, right? It must be used with factory style roller cams and chains.

 

Generally speaking, the inverted link chains (like the factory chain) are stronger than double-row roller chains. The down-side is that they are also heavier. Of course, they are best used with steel/cast sprockets, and not the plastic-toothed cam sprockets.

 

The factory style inverted links chains are designed to be quiet and last a long time but they don't last forever.

I have a Cloyes double roller chain in my engine and spin it to 7000 rpm. I tried a noisy timing gear set in my engine for one day before yanking it out to put the chain back in.

 

Well i have bought an o.e replacement. It is steel chain and steel sprockets. However if I have to do some rubbing I would.

What I am gettig to is it safe to run rev it up to 7k rpms? I will be shifting at 6500, but if i do rev to 7k. Anyways I just dont want anything to happen