Timing set question...for those of you who've installed a cam before!
05-02-2007, 10:21 PM
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RE: Timing set question...for those of you who've installed a cam before!
see now the picture he posted of that thing installed doesnt match the picture on the S.A. Gear box.... which has a trick flow sticker on it.
wtf is going on here? i have a chain/gears that came outta a previous 302 i had, probably only 5k miles on it when i took the motor out. i figure its already stretched and it proved itself by not breaking before so i'll bolt 'er up and see how snug it is. if its sloppy, i have my eye on a cloyes hex-adjust - but what kinda chain is that in those pics of the short block? how much was it?
wtf is going on here? i have a chain/gears that came outta a previous 302 i had, probably only 5k miles on it when i took the motor out. i figure its already stretched and it proved itself by not breaking before so i'll bolt 'er up and see how snug it is. if its sloppy, i have my eye on a cloyes hex-adjust - but what kinda chain is that in those pics of the short block? how much was it?
05-02-2007, 10:33 PM
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RE: Timing set question...for those of you who've installed a cam before!
I used the original thrust plate and bolts...everything fit fine
Don't forget a Cam dowel pin! I had to stop everything for that...
Don't forget a Cam dowel pin! I had to stop everything for that...
05-02-2007, 10:37 PM
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RE: Timing set question...for those of you who've installed a cam before!
ORIGINAL: my77stang
see now the picture he posted of that thing installed doesnt match the picture on the S.A. Gear box.... which has a trick flow sticker on it.
wtf is going on here? i have a chain/gears that came outta a previous 302 i had, probably only 5k miles on it when i took the motor out. i figure its already stretched and it proved itself by not breaking before so i'll bolt 'er up and see how snug it is. if its sloppy, i have my eye on a cloyes hex-adjust - but what kinda chain is that in those pics of the short block? how much was it?
see now the picture he posted of that thing installed doesnt match the picture on the S.A. Gear box.... which has a trick flow sticker on it.
wtf is going on here? i have a chain/gears that came outta a previous 302 i had, probably only 5k miles on it when i took the motor out. i figure its already stretched and it proved itself by not breaking before so i'll bolt 'er up and see how snug it is. if its sloppy, i have my eye on a cloyes hex-adjust - but what kinda chain is that in those pics of the short block? how much was it?
But it is the same box that mine came in...with a TrickFlow sticker.
Here it is at Summit:
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...t=TFS-51478520
05-02-2007, 10:46 PM
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RE: Timing set question...for those of you who've installed a cam before!
so its really a S.A. Gear chain though? hell i have never even heard of them until recently when i saw em on ebay[&:]
similar model, same company - half the price
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/True-...QQcmdZViewItem
but it looks more like
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SB-FO...QQcmdZViewItem
btw, most of these companies are all buying from the same place and reboxing their stuff. i think i'll stick with cloyes and KNOW its a good chain - a flashy gear means nuttin
similar model, same company - half the price
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/True-...QQcmdZViewItem
but it looks more like
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SB-FO...QQcmdZViewItem
btw, most of these companies are all buying from the same place and reboxing their stuff. i think i'll stick with cloyes and KNOW its a good chain - a flashy gear means nuttin
05-02-2007, 10:53 PM
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RE: Timing set question...for those of you who've installed a cam before!
I have been noticing that companies throwing thier name on products that they do not manufacture is a very common thing...
For instance, Summit Racing Fuel Pumps...BBK Fuel Pumps...they are all Walbro Fuel Pumps...
I think Bostich makes all the Oxygen Sensors...
It is a good way to get you name out there, but in the end...if you pay that extra dollar to buy that BBK over Summit...you are just paying for the name.
For instance, Summit Racing Fuel Pumps...BBK Fuel Pumps...they are all Walbro Fuel Pumps...
I think Bostich makes all the Oxygen Sensors...
It is a good way to get you name out there, but in the end...if you pay that extra dollar to buy that BBK over Summit...you are just paying for the name.
05-02-2007, 11:21 PM
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RE: Timing set question...for those of you who've installed a cam before!
Brady I had the same timing set, well the one you were supposed to get. What I did was use the lower crank sprocket that came in the kit and the stock cam sproket so I didn't have to machine the thrust plate. You could machine the thrust plate yourself with a drill. Did you're kit come with new screws? It should have.
05-02-2007, 11:25 PM
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RE: Timing set question...for those of you who've installed a cam before!
ORIGINAL: ZachW04Stang
Brady I had the same timing set, well the one you were supposed to get. What I did was use the lower crank sprocket that came in the kit and the stock cam sproket so I didn't have to machine the thrust plate. You could machine the thrust plate yourself with a drill. Did you're kit come with new screws? It should have.
Brady I had the same timing set, well the one you were supposed to get. What I did was use the lower crank sprocket that came in the kit and the stock cam sproket so I didn't have to machine the thrust plate. You could machine the thrust plate yourself with a drill. Did you're kit come with new screws? It should have.
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05-02-2007, 11:30 PM
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RE: Timing set question...for those of you who've installed a cam before!
I tried using it without drilling the thrust plate and the torington bearing rested on the screws. So I took the stock sprocket and just installed it on the cam.