That's what we've done to the Wood Hauler's 408, but his 99 6.0l block already had the holes drilled and tapped so he just ordered the dampener and it included the bolts. We also got the LS2 timing chain and sprocket set but the sprockets are the same so just the chain and dampener should stabilize it a lot at the higher rpm's.

 

Do they have timing gears for our motors?

 

Probably not, it would cause all kinds of problems with the knock sensors.

 

Isn't the LS2 damper different from the one meant for the LS1s?

 

you need to pull the cam and inspect it.
it is not like your running a solid lift cam on triple springs.
it is a roller cam with roller lifters, some thing is being held in a bind.
check the heads too, rockers and valves for any thing that wont move.

 

I was thinking that possibly the step on the front of the cam that the retaining plate contacts is machined wrong causing the cam to walk more than normal. But if that was the case then the chain would hit the timing cover before it would cause the chain to break.
I have never heard of a chain breaking in anything over the last 15 years i've been hot rodding. Something is seriously wrong.

 

I know guys, all of these thoughts could be......but the weird thing is that the first time happened with the stock cam (motor was never touched) . Now it did it with the aftermarket cam. It lasted exactly a year since I fixed it before. I fixed it last year in March 2005, upgrading it with the cam.

 

I wanted to know if I can use the ls2 sprockets also cuz I'm about to order it right now.

 

I need to get the same thing since I'm putting my 6.0 together right now. I'd like to know if I should use the LS2 sprockets also.

 

Sounds like no matter what kind of chain you install it will keep breaking until you figure out why,I was thinking like the other guy mentioned a bad main thrust bearing,what can cause that is the torque converter balloning and pushing the crank forward,balloning converters are sometimes do to a restricted trans cooler in the radiator.Check your crank end play.