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Offline Leon Hui

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« on: February 09, 2004, 10:46:10 pm »
What do you think of this?

http://www.machv.com/ketibe.html


worth it?  or just a waste..

Reminds me of the AUDI timing chain..
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Offline Marty van den Bosch

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« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2004, 10:52:04 pm »
Nice, but expensive.

Cheaper than a rebuild tho  :roll:

Reminds me....better look at mine again....
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Offline Leon Hui

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« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2004, 11:04:27 pm »
Yeah but is it worth the money if I don't even make 600whp?

Timing belt is due, just seeing if I shoudl splurge on a kevlar belt?
hmmm
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« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2004, 11:19:27 pm »
Stock DSMs are known to snap belts at 75K and up, more power does not affect this much.

Is it worth it? I don't know....changing mine every 70k instead means I may need to change it once or twice ever.

It is a terrible thing to have one break - it damages engine parts and is costly.
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Offline Andrew Scott

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« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2004, 11:58:00 pm »
If you don't have balance shafts anymore, it may be worth it, since you'll probably never have to do a timing belt job ever again (unless you jump some teeth or your water pump goes)
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« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2004, 12:55:30 am »
it u got cash then go for it, but i rather go with the OEM one. most guys on Dsmtuners.com sticks with OEM belt. http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2533&highlight=cam+shaft+seal
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