INA or Melling timing set?

[The_Eric]

Hey guys, I am going to replace the timing chain in my wife's Grand Caravan w/3.3 and when I ordered the Mopar part, I was told that it was discontinued. This leaves me with aftermarket choices - I've got it narrowed to INA or Melling.. The last INA that I bought was made in Taiwan but appeared well constructed. Of course that doesn't necessarily mean that this set would be.. Melling has been a standard for a long time but I don't really know what they've been up to lately.

Any thoughts or experiences?

 

[MrBubba]

flip a coin, both are pretty much the best 2 options left out there.

Me personally I would go with Melling.

 

[Trav]

Toss a coin Eric, most of the INA stuff today for the US market is made in China, you may get lucky and find made in Taiwan but I wouldn't count on it. I have bought Melling and recently only a few parts were still US made most were made in China. Some of the China stuff is really okay if you buy from a retailer with a good name not ebay.

Edit: For a US model car the Melling may be NOS US made.

 

[PontiacHO]

My Pontiac 350 timing set was Melling and made in the USA.

 

[gman2304]

I’ve used a Melling water pump with thermostat for my 2005 5.3 Chevy. $160 OTD from Summit or Jegs ( I can’t remember ) with free shipping. Top notch machining and was quiet as a mouse when I sold the truck. My 2013 5.3 has the Melling AFM delete kit in it, cam, lifters etc and runs great after 18 months and 12,000 miles and gets 22 mpg highway. From my experience, Melling is good stuff.