spyderdrifter
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@spyderdrifter, I notice your purple HKS belt also says Gates on it like mine......interesting!
I hadn't noticed that. Kinda feel like I over paid now...
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@spyderdrifter, I notice your purple HKS belt also says Gates on it like mine......interesting!
Thank you sir!Follow the specs on them from hks i never touched my fidanzas, they came with my cams and i left them alone. Cam main bolts nope just torqued them .
Anyways, check sometimes and re-torque if necessary. While you are running common valve springs/cams, probably no need to do that often, but you should check more often when you would upgrade valve springs with very high pressure valve springs and more agressive cams or after pulling the car hard. Like with the Kiggly race only springs or if you would shim springs, it would get slipped or the bolts would get loose.I should get my gears today or so and i was wondering if you guys tight the the adjustment bolts to make sure they are tight enough so they don't slip? With that said what is a good torque to tighten them to? Do you guys use any thread lock on any of the cam main bolts or angle adjustment bolts?
I would say it's just a photography illusion. With that much bright white in the pic, it would make anything look a bit off color.The ones on STM look a little brighter than yours, are they different than yours or is it just an optical illusion from the pictures brightness?
For certain the HKS are they are tried and true great quality belt. Mine wasn't too tight at all. Genuine OEM belts get the job done very well. But would suggest a higher quality stout belt if you have alot of extra power under the hood to keep your engine in time and not fail destroying the majority of your engine. I think it is mostly your personal preference as to what belt you use. Personally i love HKS products i just can't buy alot of them $$$$$$$$$I heard that the non OEM kevlar belts are too tight? Are coloured belts really any better than OEM?
I guess this ⌃ is the cause. Probably you got confused by mixing up DSM/EVO timing marks.First time following the timing marks on the HKS gears as they were when shipped.
Tom, you may have to put a degree wheel on to be sure, or mark the new gears with a set of factory gears laying on top of them so you don't hurt any valves. Don't want anyone else to go through that like me. 4 years down now due to 16 bent valves but it should be back together this summer.