whats a good timing belt for a replacment??

 

greddy kevlar for the main timing, I used new stock belts for the tensioner and balancing belts to avoid noise...

 

factory belt works well. Greddy belt is good too.

 

Just replaced mine with a stocker

 

Other things to consider:
balance shaft belt, timing belt tensioner pulley, timing belt idler pulley, balance shaft tensioner pulley, hydraulic tensioner; maybe water pump too

 

I think oem is best!

 

wouldt pay for the Greddy...plus i have seen one break that wasent very old...

+1 for the stock.

or go with this

http://www.mitsubishiparts.net/catalog/?section=652

the Gates Timing belt. the 6th item down.

 

what about HKS timing belt?? seen lots of folks rocking that and what i was thinking about getting

 

dont waste the money on "high quailty" after market timing belts....they are not worth it...its a god damn belt.

 

Gates. Never had a problem with mine.

Heath

 

I dont understand how you guys can be so comfortable with a single belt standing between a good day and a blown engine.

I want to buy an evo 8 or 9 but damn just looking at my 97 Cobra 4.6 4 valve motor it has nice chains driving everything.

I couldnt imagine losing a motor to a belt.... There any way to swap to a chain from the newer 4b11t?

 

i have seen chains stretch and break apart too....18 years of the 4G63...think they would of changed it if that saw fit....

 

so the best belt to get is just another oem one. no hks??

 

Exactly they DID change it when they switched to the 4b11t.

I understand chains also have issues but they seem quite a bit more robust than a belt in my opinion.

Chains have a definite guide counting by teeth, but a belt is infinitely adjustable. I seem to feel like the belt could slip ever so slightly and now things are incorrect. Where as the chain has to jump a full tooth which can be easier to detect.

Interesting to hear that people dont think it's an issue.

 

yeah OEM one is fine. or the Gates.