[RICK LAKE]

FUNFER2 Kevin What are you running in the track car? The motors without gear drives? Sorry 1 more question, Making sure you either have a real good splash to the chain area or a direct oiling to the same area. Same goes for the distributor gear area.
Been running Cloyes for better than 30 years in almost all my motors. No failures. One is 24 years old and has just a small bow in the chain. Normal wear. As for motor 498 and the Danny bee setup, this will have to wait until next spring. $7,700.00 for new roof on house. major water damage. My 482 has the 9 hole crank gear and ford racing chain. This has 12 years and is still tight. Rick L.
I think Rousch is using those chains because of less drag and they make another 2-3 HP at 6,000 rpms over other chains. Weight savings is another thing, Lighter mass less HP loss. You should see the tiny chains our over head cam motors are running. They work fine as long as the oiling system is suppling to the chain and gears.