Sup ITR dudes

Anyone have any experience/advice on timing belt tensioning tips and/or any feedback on using an aftermarket performance belt other than honda:

for instance: toda or power industries < I think it is called.

Based on what the manufacturers claim, they tend to stretch less and are better suited to higher lift cams/stiffer valvesprings and higher rpm driving. I plan on upgrading cams, valvesprings/retainers and up the revs on this engine eventually and I want to do it right.

I have found after about 5K+ of driving hard my belt tends to get a bit of play in it. My mechanic says that the belt deflection between the cams should be the size of the inside of a 10mm wrench when cold. I just ran through everything today and mine had grown to about a 15mm wrench's size. Although, after I changed my intake cam gear out about 5K ago I might not have gotten it perfect. Its happy now, much more responsiveness that I seemed to be missing. I am curious if I can shave a better time out of it now... hehe

By the way here is my rig: 160/122 with 120/120 at 5252rpm at 0,0 and 17BTDC
GSR head, cams, valves, bolt ons and electronics/fuel, HG
ITR valvesprings, LMAs, Shortblock, Flywheel, Muffler
Skunk2 intake cam gear, Ti Retainers

Any suggestions would be appreciated.



[Modified by MikeSarr_GSR, 7:13 PM 12/3/2002]

 

Toda = made by PE

PE = a lil cheaper than toda

your personal preference i guess, whether u want the red or blue thingy

i have the PE in stock

 

I thought the timing belt was self adjusting. Cam gears at TDC loosen the adjusting bolt then turn the crank so that the timing belt moves three teeth than tighten the adjusting bolt.