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Old 09 April 2012, 11:10 AM
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Question kevlar cambelts

Hi every1,has any1 brought one of these off ebay,are they any good,or does any1 recommend a make of belts for the impreza wrz?
Old 09 April 2012, 11:28 AM
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In my opion not needed, standard rubber belt is perfectly adequate
Old 09 April 2012, 11:33 AM
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have never seen the point of these belts.use a good quality belt from gates etc and pefectly fine even for big power engines.have never heard of a scooby belt snapping either in a long time.
Old 09 April 2012, 11:40 AM
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These are gates kevlar belts,i found um on ebay £85 which for the money i think quite good?
Old 09 April 2012, 11:51 AM
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still £50 dearer than normal gates belt and unless yours is a competiton car i wouldnt bother....thats £50 extra go go juice lol
Old 09 April 2012, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by bugblue1
These are gates kevlar belts,i found um on ebay £85 which for the money i think quite good?
I believe the Gates kevlar belt is the same as the cosworth belt only £50 cheaper. I believe gates make the belts for cosworth.
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i had a gates rubber belt slip 2 teeth on my old 2.5 engine (430bhp) from a launch, the cosworth belt on the new 2.1 hasnt missed a beat and has a lot more abuse, for the price difference its a no brainer if you ask me.
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Gates and cosworth are the same belts
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We tend to spec Kevlar belts for use with uprated cams on the basis that extra rpm is a given, and there is more load applied when pushing higher lift cams against higher poundage springs. We also like to use quality belt guides.
Other than that, a good quality stock belt is fine.
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