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I'll try to answer all of these right now.
Balance shaft - You can take the gear off and leave the shaft in there, I think this eliminates the issue of blocking off the oil passage to the shaft, though if you are shedding weight I think the balance shaft is like 8-10 lbs... look up some old posts on modifying the oil passage on the timing cover to delete the oil to the shaft.
I'd say set the timing to standard, no advance or retard. should be a little dot. ( i dont remember how to set up a rollmaster set) advancing the timing of the cam lowers the powerband in the RPM range, retarding moves the powerband up in the RPM range.
Best manifold gasket would probably be a good set of GMs with copper sealant on them. Felpros work ok as well. I always copper spray my shit to help it stay on when I am installing or whatever. kinda makes a mess, but it is nice to not have leaks to worry about.
Hope that helps. More will chime in.
-DD
Balance shaft - You can take the gear off and leave the shaft in there, I think this eliminates the issue of blocking off the oil passage to the shaft, though if you are shedding weight I think the balance shaft is like 8-10 lbs... look up some old posts on modifying the oil passage on the timing cover to delete the oil to the shaft.
I'd say set the timing to standard, no advance or retard. should be a little dot. ( i dont remember how to set up a rollmaster set) advancing the timing of the cam lowers the powerband in the RPM range, retarding moves the powerband up in the RPM range.
Best manifold gasket would probably be a good set of GMs with copper sealant on them. Felpros work ok as well. I always copper spray my shit to help it stay on when I am installing or whatever. kinda makes a mess, but it is nice to not have leaks to worry about.
Hope that helps. More will chime in.
-DD
All those questions were pretty valid IMO, no need to feel like you've done anything wrongDD hit the nail on the head, he's the man
X2!!! Helped me out with a lot. If it wasn't for him car wouldn't be the same!
So it's ok to do that? I just wanted to do it bcuz of the drag on the timing chain. Not for weight. Ive searched about this and nobody seems to give an exact answer. Some people say the motor will shake itself apart others say it's fine.
Yeah I have a rollermaster set and it has a few notches to where the crank key goes to set it advanced or retarded. Like I mentioned I took it off and forgot where it was before. I wasnt thinking when I did it.
the crank keyway will be at about the 1-1:30 position as is the cam keyway iirc
on the rm set the keyway will go into the keyway slot with the 0 and the dot/0 on the crank gear tooth will line up with the cam dot.
rm greatly improved their install instructions in the newest rm set ive installed even though they still havent fixed the machining for the US cranks
on the rm set the keyway will go into the keyway slot with the 0 and the dot/0 on the crank gear tooth will line up with the cam dot.
rm greatly improved their install instructions in the newest rm set ive installed even though they still havent fixed the machining for the US cranks
the crank keyway will be at about the 1-1:30 position as is the cam keyway iirc
on the rm set the keyway will go into the keyway slot with the 0 and the dot/0 on the crank gear tooth will line up with the cam dot.
rm greatly improved their install instructions in the newest rm set ive installed even though they still havent fixed the machining for the US cranks
Ok thanks. Do u have a single chain or a double rm? I heard the singles are cheap and break easy, which is what I got.
The stock single chain yes, RM or JP single chains are just fail. I would never run anything but an RM double roller or a GM factory single. Ever. I would run 130's on a gm single if i didn't care about my motor, but i'll bet if you replace the tensioner every 10,000miles it would hold up just fine.
The stock single chain yes, RM or JP single chains are just fail. I would never run anything but an RM double roller or a GM factory single. Ever. I would run 130's on a gm single if i didn't care about my motor, but i'll bet if you replace the tensioner every 10,000miles it would hold up just fine.
Ahh ok that's where I was mistaken... Noted for future reference lol.
For sure, I remember someone posting up a picture of his JP single and the hell it gave to the tensioner after only 6k miles 
it was soooo eaten up. He was thankful he misunderstood the recall being only the double rollers because he found that instead. He then went to a stock GM chain per everyone's suggestions. GM's factory stuff is pretty solid for the most part. Take that with a grain of salt though
it was soooo eaten up. He was thankful he misunderstood the recall being only the double rollers because he found that instead. He then went to a stock GM chain per everyone's suggestions. GM's factory stuff is pretty solid for the most part. Take that with a grain of salt though 
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