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Corsa Sport » Message Board » Help Zone, Modification and ICE Advice » timing belt.... » Post Reply
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| Mistamist |
posted on 13th Mar 05 at 00:04 |
snapped belt = valves staying open and the piston twatting them and breaking stuff ie fucked! | |
| pavorotti |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 23:01 |
the situation is iv bought dbilas inlet today and i need bolt ends and rollers but need new cam belt do i need cam belt tensioner? the cam belt last 40k miles and if it brakes then it brakes the valves yea i,e engines nakered! | |
| carnoisseurcraig |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 22:44 |
the belt from us costs £17 IIRC | |
| Darren |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 22:42 |
quote: What you doing to get 140 bhp? Did u decide on an inlet in the end? | |
| pavorotti |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 22:40 |
how much? | |
| carnoisseurcraig |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 22:28 |
get a goodyear kit... comes with a 2 year warrenty.. so if ur belt fails they fix ur engine.. | |
| pavorotti |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 22:27 |
wats the best one for my 1,6 cuz its gonna be running at 140 break in 2 weeks? | |
| Carr |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 22:25 |
Do it yourself its cheaper. I paid £10 or £12 for my cambelt an ddid the fitting with my dad. | |
| pavorotti |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 22:24 |
cam belt needs to be changed every 40k miles yea? been qoted 90 poud for cambelt and fitting? | |
| JUGGA |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 22:21 |
you prob mean the kit you can get with the tensioner kit? thats about £60/£70 | |
| JUGGA |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 22:19 |
where the hell you getting a cam belt for £60 LOL | |
| pavorotti |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 22:08 |
well cam belts are 60 pound init someones saying that this is 12 bar? | |
| Adam_B |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 21:32 |
no | |
| JUGGA |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 21:31 |
are ya having a laugh mate? | |
| Adam_B |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 21:31 |
Its a cam belt, transfers the drive from the crank shaft to the cam shaft. Only performace gain would be getting a reliable one for a tuned or hard used engine. | |
| pavorotti |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 21:23 |
does it affect performance? wat is it realy! | |
| JUGGA |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 19:26 |
im getting mine for £4.50 but prob £10/£12 in normal shops | |
| pavorotti |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 19:23 |
how much are these timming belts? | |
| Adam_B |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 19:14 |
QH are fine for standard ish engines. Personally id go for a dayco XS belt just for that extra peace of mind | |
| JUGGA |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 18:12 |
cheers mate! | |
| Adam_B |
posted on 12th Mar 05 at 13:35 |
| JUGGA |
 posted on 12th Mar 05 at 13:19 |
would a .................... |