I've heard of cases where peopel complain that the stock timing belt begins to wear much faster or even snaps under turbo applications. (with stock motors).

Can someone please explain the reasons behind this? I'm not entirely sure why the turbo would cause the timing belt to snap....

 

It usually with the NA guys that have that problem Large stiff *** high revving valve trains.

I would use a goodyear gatorback belt works really well. The factory timing belt is strong enough but the goodyear one is really really strong. Autozone has them but special order item. I just ordered the alternator and timing from them. Cheaper but stronger

 

That seems pretty ridiculous to me, since there is no relationship between power output and the timing belt. The only possible explanation is that the engine will rev faster and put more stress on the belt, but that's still not as fast as it can rev in neutral, so I don't really see that it could be an issue.

 

thank you both for your replies. I was wondering alot about this.

I had asked a reputable h-t member earlier for his advice and got the if your timing belt broke and you had a turbo on your car and you took it into acura to get it repaired under warranty thats very stupid of you response




[Modified by Soup ****, 4:49 PM 7/25/2002]

 

If you replace your valve springs with stiff double coil setups and use a cam with more lift, it takes more torque to turn the cams over the bump, more torque = more tension on the timing belt. Higher RPM, quicker cycling between high and low tensions combined with quicker flexing action, more fatigue.