XC92
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Yep, yet another thread asking about which parts to get for a complete timing belt job. I'm currently in the final stages of rebuilding the manual trans on my '92 Talon TSi AWD and when it's done I'm going to tackle the TB job. I'll be replacing everything, both belts, idlers, tensioners, front seals, etc. It's only been 40k miles since the last one but over 20 years, so it's overdue.
My car is stock and will probably stay that way, at most MAYBE about 50-100HP someday, so 300HP tops. The only thing I know is that I'm getting an OEM hydraulic tensioner, because literally everyone says so, and an Aisin water pump, because it's supposed to be as good if not the same as the OEM one.
As for belts, I still haven't decided between OEM and Gates (standard, not racing). And as for the 3 pulleys, it's also either OEM or Gates/Dayco (pretty sure the latter are the same).
I know this has been asked and answered a million times, but I'm asking again because Mitsubishi doesn't actually make most of these parts, and like all automakers is known to change sourcing from time to time, so advice from say 2016 might no longer apply.
I understand that in the past they've rebadged Conti, Dayco and Aisin parts as their own. Not sure who they're using these days for these parts. So if an "OEM" belt or pulley is actually made by an aftermarket parts maker and the latter are a lot cheaper, I'd just as soon go with the latter.
If I do go aftermarket, it'll probably be either the Gates kit:
Or OEM belts and a Dayco pulley kit, that I believe is identical to the pulleys in the Gates kit:
I think I've read that the Dayco/Gates pulleys are what Mitsubishi sources for its OEM ones. Can anyone verify that? What about belts? If not, are they still pretty good, or junk? If OEM is genuinely better, I'll probably go with that. But otherwise, why not save some money?
My car is stock and will probably stay that way, at most MAYBE about 50-100HP someday, so 300HP tops. The only thing I know is that I'm getting an OEM hydraulic tensioner, because literally everyone says so, and an Aisin water pump, because it's supposed to be as good if not the same as the OEM one.
As for belts, I still haven't decided between OEM and Gates (standard, not racing). And as for the 3 pulleys, it's also either OEM or Gates/Dayco (pretty sure the latter are the same).
I know this has been asked and answered a million times, but I'm asking again because Mitsubishi doesn't actually make most of these parts, and like all automakers is known to change sourcing from time to time, so advice from say 2016 might no longer apply.
I understand that in the past they've rebadged Conti, Dayco and Aisin parts as their own. Not sure who they're using these days for these parts. So if an "OEM" belt or pulley is actually made by an aftermarket parts maker and the latter are a lot cheaper, I'd just as soon go with the latter.
If I do go aftermarket, it'll probably be either the Gates kit:
More Information for GATES TCK167
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Or OEM belts and a Dayco pulley kit, that I believe is identical to the pulleys in the Gates kit:
I think I've read that the Dayco/Gates pulleys are what Mitsubishi sources for its OEM ones. Can anyone verify that? What about belts? If not, are they still pretty good, or junk? If OEM is genuinely better, I'll probably go with that. But otherwise, why not save some money?