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10-20-2004, 07:22 AM
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Re: Gear Drive Timing Assembly
Why do people use belts over chains? Would not a belt stretch more than a series of steel links?
I was horrified when I worked on a old 79 fiat spider (they have twincam in 79!) and discovered than the valvetrain was run off of 2 timing belts. I mean...if a belt breaks, SMACK and you are replacing vales, pistons, rockers and pushrods. I wanted to go with a pete jackson geardrive years ago to get that gear whine but was completely dissuaded from it by the local speed shop. Apparently it gobbles some horsepower (maybe 5) in the process of turning all those gears. Frankly...stick with the timing chain and check your timing every month or so. This is free and doesnt require you to change anything
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