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Recommend a good timing chain

I'm wondering what timing chain is really good for a daily driver with mods. I read over and over that Summit chains are less than desirable. Cloyes has different chains, then there's  Ford racing, etc.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Recommend a good timing chain

Reply #1
With a custom cam, are you going to degree it? Id honestly either ask ed, or see what he offers on his website.
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Recommend a good timing chain

Reply #2
I think Ed at FTI recommends the Rollmaster timing chain.

For what it's worth I have the FRPP adjustable double roller timing chain in my car.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Recommend a good timing chain

Reply #3
Quote from: thunderjet302;445142
For what it's worth I have the FRPP adjustable double roller timing chain in my car.

Same here, doing fine for the last 4-5 years.....
88 sport,TW heads, comp xe270hr, cobra u/Tmoss ported lower, 65 mm throttle body, under drives,smog delete,
1.7 roller rockers, cai, k&n, bbk adj regulator, 76mm Pro-m,all MSD ign. MSD dist,18° base timing, 3g alt.1 5/8 ceramic headers, 255lph walbro, 2.5" h-pipe, flowmasters, silverfox valvebody, 3.73 gear,
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Recommend a good timing chain

Reply #4
Did the FRPP chain fit tight? I had one a while back that was loose even out of the box.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Recommend a good timing chain

Reply #5
Cloyes adjustable double roller is what I ran in my race car.
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Recommend a good timing chain

Reply #6
Quote from: vinnietbird;445179
Did the FRPP chain fit tight? I had one a while back that was loose even out of the box.

The one in my car fit fine. I bought it back in 2007.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Recommend a good timing chain

Reply #7
I used comp double roller, be sure nuttin rubs up there when ya put that cover back on too. Rumors about sprocket having an extruded step where it meets the cam. Either have a spacer or the sprocket is its own spacer with the out-dentation, Do not install a spacer if the sprocket has that or it will touch. The book said something about lifting the sprocket when tightening so it gives more tension? Mine went on fine so I ignored that note.
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