Thread: Timing Chain Slack
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02-15-2009 12:46 PM #1
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That slack sounds about right.
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02-15-2009 11:50 PM #2
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Thanks for the help. A new chain is low bucks, but just unsure if it would be any tighter, given that this one only has 4,000 miles on it.Leo 
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02-16-2009 04:26 AM #3
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well no they are abit loose from gm and if you buy a chain from the parts store could stretch out that far or more and quality could bad if a cheap chain
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02-16-2009 06:02 AM #4
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Probably doesn't apply to a new crate engine, but align boring a block causes the timing chain to have more slack in it. Doesn't seem to hurt anything.
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