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limey · 02-04-2009

I for one am glad they built the motor with chains, if it was with belts, guys would be bending valves left and right by not sticking to service intervals.

Belts are good for 30-50k miles and then have to be changed, at least 20 years they did, i've never heard of anyone replacing chains at those mileage intervals due to wear & when did you ever hear an LT5 jump a tooth on the timing, never, but with belts, guaranteed there would be incidents.

02-04-2009	#7
limey Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: tampa Posts: 537	Re: LT-5 prototype engine I for one am glad they built the motor with chains, if it was with belts, guys would be bending valves left and right by not sticking to service intervals. Belts are good for 30-50k miles and then have to be changed, at least 20 years they did, i've never heard of anyone replacing chains at those mileage intervals due to wear & when did you ever hear an LT5 jump a tooth on the timing, never, but with belts, guaranteed there would be incidents.