I want to hear a couple oppinions on how tight the timing belt should be... my head has been milled a couple tiimes... so the factory tensioner leaves the belt a lil loose.... i've had a belt come off on the dyno so i rather have it tighter then looser...... so i pry up on the tensioner to get it a lil tighter.. my question is .. how tight should i have it... i wanna hear what u guys have to say about it... any input would be great... thanks

 

I tighten mine up so theres no slop on either side of the cam gear, but not forcefully. I'd rather have mine a little tight than loose, the belt will loosen slightly over time anyways.

 

anyone else?

 

i hear u are suppose to have 1 inch of play from side to side,measureing from the exhaust cam to the crank.worked for me

 

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are you serious?
cause thats seems hella loose.. mine is like a 1/4 inch ... what about the twist rule... if you can twist it 90 degrees its too loose? is that what some of u guys go by? cause i can twist mine about 45 degrees.... i am just nervous if my belt is too tight.. and i dont want it too loose.. i wish there was a good way to set it... besides just the stock tensioner spring..

 

im going to say that your belt is too tight..3rd paragragh down

http://www.c-speedracing.com/h...2.php

 

ya i think i am going to loosn it up a lil bit...