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Old 08-02-2010, 03:14 PM
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Re: Performance Timing Belts

Coming from the DSM backround and currently owning a DSM (racecar) and Evo 8 (daily driver) I would NEVER use a Greddy, HKS, Cosworth, or Gates belt.

All of these (and i might be mistaken) are carbon/kevlar or just kevlar belts that dont promote natural stretching under heat cycles and time in general. In simpler terms they dont stretch a few mm like a normal belt should and will most likely SNAP.

Most of these are RACE belts and when used in this type of application are changed out very often.

On a normal daily driven car I would always go with OEM.
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Re: Performance Timing Belts

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Coming from the DSM backround and currently owning a DSM (racecar) and Evo 8 (daily driver) I would NEVER use a Greddy, HKS, Cosworth, or Gates belt.

All of these (and i might be mistaken) are carbon/kevlar or just kevlar belts that dont promote natural stretching under heat cycles and time in general. In simpler terms they dont stretch a few mm like a normal belt should and will most likely SNAP.

Most of these are RACE belts and when used in this type of application are changed out very often.

On a normal daily driven car I would always go with OEM.
Can you show me an example of a low mileage race belt that got snapped on a low mileage application?

For your info, those belts are made of steel lines with are thicker than normal OEM's with rubber/cloth housing same as OEM's but with an added layer of Kevlar on top.
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