like the title says, does the tension of the timing belt affect performance at all? mine is not too tight and not too loose...but i'm curious if i should tighten it up a little. thanks.

 

Well if it's too tight, it can rip apart under a good amount of force (dropping the clutch from a high RPM, taking it up to redline a lot, downshifting and allowing the engine to rev pretty high, etc...). If it's too loose, you can skip a tooth or 2 and THAT will affect performance since you will be either too advanced or too retarded. Serious bogging.

 

What's the spec's on deflection for the timing belt? I looked through my auto repair manual and didn't find anything. I believe that mine is too lose! I'm looking into replacing it but I need to know how tight it's supposed to be.

 

Anyone?

 

My buddy is a honda technician and he taught me... I count back three teeth and then tighten. turn over the motor and check it. Mine is pretty tight like 1/4 inch deflection. I rev to 9200k and no problem....

 

Thanks for the help...I ended up getting more spicific information from the honda dealership/Mech's.