im planning on doing my timing belt in the up coming weeks. im just wondering what everyones opinions are on the various after market timing belts? i think gates greddy and power enterprise are the same belt and theres HKS and oem. just curious what every1 thinks is best and why

 

I don't know which is best but the factory belt looked like new when I changed it at 60K. If it can go 60K then that seems good enough to me.

 

We like to use the power enterprise kevlar belts, they don't stretch like an OEM belt and that comes in handy when you have a block or head that has been resurfaced, not to mention spinning motors past 8500rpm, it's just a tad insurance the belts are not going to stretch and jump.
Also these belts will last 100k miles

The greddy belts are NOT kevlar, sure they are blue like the power enterprise, but they are not kevlar. The Power enterprise belt is kevlar along with the HKS belt. I'm not so sure about the gates belts as I have never had my hands on one, so I cannot comment on that.

 

oem bro the best way to go. i jus recently did my 60k. i think those belts are a waste of money.

 

if ur motor isn't built/heavily modified, stick with oem...they can handle any stock turbo power and probably up to 500hp

 

get a gates timing belt, proven reliability.

 

Gates is the best bang for your buck! Power enterprise is also really good but it cost more.

 

There's really no point in going to an aftermarket belt.

You may be able to leave it on for longer but you still need to service the car every 60k miles (Water Pump, Pulleys, Tensioners).

Also- the jury is still out on whether or not Kevlar belts negatively affect the oil pump...