ok so i have almost 20,000 miles on my evo. just got cams put in and i was wondering how long before i should replace it?

 

Just curious what cams are you using?

Most importantly what are your plans for future upgrades?

Remember with upgrades you add stress to the engine and accessories.

 

hks 272's . as for future upgrades, i think im done engine wise. a big fmic but then its on to cosmetic s h i t like lights and little things. no wings west body kits or anything gay like that for me.

 

nothin? im looking for a mileage number

 

I believe it's recommended around 60,000 miles. I just hit 60,000, my belt looks good but I am looking to get it replaced very shortly.

 

you're good till 60,000 miles per the factory service schedule. I'm running hks 272's also, and I'm at 51k miles on my timing belt. It's on my to do list though in the next couple weeks.

 

thank u guys, so basicly just watch it. i have a good 20k left on it then if im at like 20k now. thanks guys.

 

Naw the belt is good for 50,000 miles

 

ugh timing belt. I think that is gonna be a job for the shop when that time comes. It doesnt look fun at all.

 

I have around 48k now. I just got 272's & arp headstuds installed last week. So I went ahead and changed the timing & balance belt with the power enterprise kevlar.

 

Timing belt is not fun and you will need all the specialized tools in order to do it yourself. Also I did mine with the transmission out of the car and the entire motor shifted. You can have fun cursing up a storm doing it completely in car. There is no DAMN room!

 

Yea thats what i thought when i was doing the cam install

 

You can make the tools yourself.

 

I'm about to do my own timing belt, and I already have the timing belt tensioner tool. What other tools do you speak of?

 

is there a good write up on timing belt change? im curious and would like to try this when the time comes (i just installed cams, and only have 14 k miles) i have a ways to go, but ill plan on doing it myself when the time comes.