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30th October 2015, 08:07 PM
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Reinforced Timing Belt
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31st October 2015, 03:27 PM
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I didn't even know they existed - however the company I work for has an account with Gates - I shall attempt to check it out on Monday (although Gates are murder to try and get the right department - such a huge multinational company)
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31st October 2015, 03:39 PM
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I'm thinking I might get one for my next major service, assuming that they are indeed stronger and last at least as long as a regular belt.
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31st October 2015, 05:15 PM
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Did not see in that link what material they are made of. Regular belts are mostly made with nylon fibre, some aftermarket add glass fibre for extra strength and then there is kevlar fibre on some as well.
As far as I know they do not extend service life, they are just stronger. As they are meant for race engines they would be changed a lot more often and might even have shorter life. Unless you have high lift camshafts or significantly increased top rpm just stick to regular belts. Basically the way I see they are meant to take a lot of stresses but not necessarily to last long. Look at the racing tyres - they give plenty of grip but you cannot do 20k miles on them.
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31st October 2015, 05:43 PM
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I figured they might be worth considering, but only if they had greater strength AND an equal or greater longevity. While it's rare for timing belts to snap within their service life, it would be good to reduce that risk even further. EDIT: I can't find anything that specifically states the service life of these belts, but everything seems to suggest that they may be roughly equal to regular belts in that respect: http://www.gates.com/products/automo...e-timing-belts Quote:
I did notice this though: http://949racing.com/Gates-racing-ti...elt-miata.aspx Quote:
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