Timing belts; OEM gates or racing (blue) Gates

[preludeachris]

I'm in the middle of a rebuild on my 7 bolt and I was wondering what would suit me better? I have 272 cams with manly springs, block is stock with BS delete wasn't sure if it would be worth my while up buy the upgraded belt. Kind of leaning towards the OEM replacement. Thoughts?

 

[Dsmkauai]

Oem is what I would use and have used for the last 15 or so years. Never had 1 single problem with them and probably never will! Make sure you replace the other timing components if you haven't already. I did however buy a gates racing belt for my next motor since ill be pushing more thru it, I figured the extra security is worth it.

 

[JusMX141]

It's amazing what you find when you use the search feature....apparently this has been a hot topic of discussion for the past 11 years or so.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/mai...timing-belt-aftermarket-merged-7-8-belts.html