A new timing chain too slack

[smokingwheels]

oh well here goes...

I wanted a High Compression engine.

I had an extra .070" shaved off a good head.

This lowered the top cog too far, a new timing chain was still loose when guides were at max.

I looked at removing some links but was too short.

I ended up moving the chain guide up and over quite a bit, had to add new steel and new holes, took one day to complete.

I decided to scan the new guide for a future handy reference tool.

see att

Cheers

[Ksteve]

Why not just shim the cam towers up to compensate for the amount shaved off? You have to use thicker lash pads on the valve stem but they are cheap, and you end up with a nice snug timing chain.

Steve