JamesN1830

A little history first. My car had a timing chain go about a year ago. Ended up pulling the motor and having a forged 355 built with all the goodies.

Today, I am hitting an on ramp. Car is still mildly cold. I'm about 2.5k rpms. Next thing I know I'm getting towed home. I look under and there is a giant hole in my timing cover. I reach in an feel the timing gear in the crank area. It has only one tooth. The chain is also snapped.

First off, should a chain only last 14 monthes/13,000 miles?
Could this have ruined my forged bottom end?
How hard of a home job is it to put new timing gears/chain in and clean the oil pan?
I know it's possible I bent the vavles.

One last thing. The car had jsut been put up for sale for $8k. Would it be better to fix it or part it out? The rest of the car is perfect. It is a 6speed.

Right now I am so pissed at Lt1's. I'd like to just take a mad **** on mine after all the headaches.

Spinner

Fix it. Double roller. Stock chains have too much slack IMO for a high-compression motor, or anything with any more power then stock.

JamesN1830

Do you think the vavles would have gotten bent?

atljar

Cant know anything for sure until you tear it down, but i would guess things in the motor arent too pretty.