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D_Eclipse9916
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#21
12-24-2011, 01:14 PM
Steve85 Wrote:I have a problem with a $100K car having a timing belt that needs to be serviced at 30K.


Why is that? The decision to do a timing belt was probably one out of smoothness and to make the "mechanical" sound of the engine quieter.

Its also because a split cylinder design necessitates the belt most of the time when you have an overhead cam motor. Its a whole 'nother world than your cam in the middle of the block.
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#22
12-24-2011, 02:09 PM
D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:
Steve85 Wrote:Its also because a split cylinder design necessitates the belt most of the time when you have an overhead cam motor. Its a whole 'nother world than your cam in the middle of the block.

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#23
12-24-2011, 02:16 PM
100K plus without needing to be serviced. Quiet smooth and bulletproof.

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#24
12-25-2011, 10:11 AM
Steve85 Wrote:I have a problem with a $100K car having a timing belt that needs to be serviced at 30K.
Sounds Porsche-y. :lol:
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