370z. Timing belt or chain? I hope it has a
 

chain, i don't like timing belts.

Much obliged y'all.

timing chain

you can easily find things like this out by typing "370z timing chain" into a Google or similar search engine.

thanks, i did search the forum and found nothing. did not think about searching google, i should have known better.

hey steve, you could of made it easy, and linked him to it..lol

probably a standard double chain. is there one forward and one rear? or both in the front?

Double-chain means it's a chain with two sets of rollers, and 3 links.

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There would be no point to putting a single chain on the front and back of the engine - the torque differences between the front and rear of the engine (due to crankshaft/camshaft flex) would stretch the chain eventually.

you are correct about what i meant when i said double chain.


now.... this is a V-6, V. typically it is not 1 large chain that handles both halves of the motor. a lot of cars (Z32s if i remember correctly) have a chain (double chain) in the front of the motor for 3 of the cyls and another chain (double chain) in the back for the other 3 cyls.

I've not seen a design that puts a timing chain in the rear of the engine.

So, I could be wrong...I'm just saying they won't put a chain on both ends of a given crank AND camshaft, it'd not make sense to do so, and would wear out the chains faster.

just checked the service manual. it's a large chain in the front for the crank and both heads, followed by 2 smaller chains for each pair of cams.

Easy for him, but no fun for me. :tup:

Just to mindfųck the whole thread, the VVEL engines don't have camshafts, right? They have a set of eccentric cams for the VVEL that are adjusted by a motor. I didn't even see cam chains in an exploded view of the VVEL system. Maybe I'm missing something.

Variable Valve Event and Lift - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1261413072

Looks like there are exhaust cams, but no intake.

belt it is! like I thought.

We have a traditional exhaust cam in addition to the variable system for intake.

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