Brad Anderson
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- Jul 18, 2012
So I have been doing a lot of research and one of the first things I have been told is a must do on my 87 GN with 111,000 miles is to replace the timing chain.
Now in my research there doesn't seem to be a clear winner on the best timing chain for the cars, some guys recommend replacing with stock (apparently the nylon coating is now steel when you buy stock which was/is the problem with the stock chain), others recommend Cloyes where others say Cloyes are poorly made and can cause problems as well. A good amount of people say to go with double roller and that sounds like the best option, from what I have read I might get more noise from a double roller...apparently the nylon coating on stock chain was put there to reduce engine noise but that doesn't really bother me.
Just so you are aware, I plan to keep this car pretty much stock as in I don't plan on making it a 10 second car and dragging it. I love these cars and just plan to take it to shows and drive it around on occassion and want to keep it in the best shape possible - outside of replacing parts as needed and maybe full intake/exhaust I don't plan to do much to the car.
Anyway....I had emailed GBodyParts just because I like their site and so far they are the only place i have ordered parts from but they seem to have a lot of stuff for these cars. They emailed back quickly which I appreciated and recommended I replace the cam as well and obviously the valve springs which I do plan to do but wasn't going to do those yet - I wanted to do the timing chain first because I don't want the stock one to break while driving and cause major problems.
I mentioned my plan to stay close to stock and they recommended this package and I was wondering what you guys think about it, any problems or concerns about this brand or anything? They said this setup is what they recommend to guys who want to stay close to stock but I want to do my best to make sure this is a good buy because I don't want to buy crap and have it break.
http://www.gbodyparts.com/product_i...=1353&osCsid=8808ae7701ef2cf88dfeddc24a76e7ee
Any input you guys could give would be great. I'm also waiting for a call back from the shop i plan to use to see what they think and how much the labor would be to replace the cam while they are doing the timing chain, can't imagine it's much.
Also, if I just wanted to do the cam and timing chain at this time and do the valve springs later since I don't think that labor will be any cheaper to do with the timing chain cause I don't think one has to do with the other, are there any reasons why i should do the valve springs at the same time as the cam or can i wait?
Thanks
Now in my research there doesn't seem to be a clear winner on the best timing chain for the cars, some guys recommend replacing with stock (apparently the nylon coating is now steel when you buy stock which was/is the problem with the stock chain), others recommend Cloyes where others say Cloyes are poorly made and can cause problems as well. A good amount of people say to go with double roller and that sounds like the best option, from what I have read I might get more noise from a double roller...apparently the nylon coating on stock chain was put there to reduce engine noise but that doesn't really bother me.
Just so you are aware, I plan to keep this car pretty much stock as in I don't plan on making it a 10 second car and dragging it. I love these cars and just plan to take it to shows and drive it around on occassion and want to keep it in the best shape possible - outside of replacing parts as needed and maybe full intake/exhaust I don't plan to do much to the car.
Anyway....I had emailed GBodyParts just because I like their site and so far they are the only place i have ordered parts from but they seem to have a lot of stuff for these cars. They emailed back quickly which I appreciated and recommended I replace the cam as well and obviously the valve springs which I do plan to do but wasn't going to do those yet - I wanted to do the timing chain first because I don't want the stock one to break while driving and cause major problems.
I mentioned my plan to stay close to stock and they recommended this package and I was wondering what you guys think about it, any problems or concerns about this brand or anything? They said this setup is what they recommend to guys who want to stay close to stock but I want to do my best to make sure this is a good buy because I don't want to buy crap and have it break.
http://www.gbodyparts.com/product_i...=1353&osCsid=8808ae7701ef2cf88dfeddc24a76e7ee
Any input you guys could give would be great. I'm also waiting for a call back from the shop i plan to use to see what they think and how much the labor would be to replace the cam while they are doing the timing chain, can't imagine it's much.
Also, if I just wanted to do the cam and timing chain at this time and do the valve springs later since I don't think that labor will be any cheaper to do with the timing chain cause I don't think one has to do with the other, are there any reasons why i should do the valve springs at the same time as the cam or can i wait?
Thanks