Or do you have to do some fine tuning once the new timing belt is in place?

I put a new timing belt on my f22b1 '97 EX Accord. Everything feels "firmer" in the engine area, but the car is driving worse than when I had the old, 166k mile original belt on.

I replaced the belt with a Genuine Honda belt. I lined up all the lines on the cam shaft and crankshaft for the timing belt; the front balancer, rear balancer, and crank shaft for the balancer belt. But the engine is performing like crap!

Is there more to it than just putting on new belts?

As for tension, I did make sure the belt wasn't loose. The only sides that were loose on both the balancer and timing belts were the sides which the tensioner was going to tighten.

I don't know what I could've done wrong.

 

adjust your timing by turning your distributor.