Better Timing Belt?

[PHATR32]

hi guys,

i need to get a timing belt, and am looking at either getting a gates timing belt $166 from repco, or a trust/greddy timing belt from greenline $139.

which one is better?

im ordring a couple more things from greenline so postage isnt an issue.

thanks

steve

[Amaru]

Gates Timing Belt - $99.00 from nismo.com.au

[PHATR32]

cool, thanks!

[yaf28f]

yer I recently changed my timing belt to a 'gates' from unique auto sports, the guy said it might be noiser that standard but I haven't really noticed a difference.

[Beer Baron]

i have heard of people complaining that the gates belts are quite noisy. i use a Greddy one on mine. definatey no noise increas using that one.

[shanef]

Got mine done yesterday, i didnt notice any difference in noise.

Gates Racing timing belt $131.82 (Mercury Motorsport)

[B33st]

I've got a Tomei one i'll be putting on mine soon.

[dezz]

whats it been costing you guys to get it changed?

[shanef]

Depends wat condition your pulleys are in.

I cant give u a price caus i had other work done too put in the price.

[clayoth]

I had a Gates installed on Thursday. Today I noticed an annoying amount of noise, so I thought I would look on the forum to see if it's common.

"i have heard of people complaining that the gates belts are quite noisy... "

Well, there you go...

Edited November 5, 2005 by clayoth

[krzysiu]

Just pick up a timing belt from Nissan... whats a brannded timing belt going to give you? Wank factor?

[benl1981]

One from nissan was about 80 bucks - good quality and match marks to make sure you ge tthe alignment right. Will last over 100 k kms if tensioned correctly. You should replace at 100k so no point in having a "better" belt

[paulr33]

word up, i agree stocker oem item should be fine, brand prolly doesnt mean. to have timing belt changed is usually around $450 in labour. as have you basically pull heaps of crap out of the way to get it done

[Tommyk]

gates belt is noisy

[PHATR32]

i want an aftermarket belt cuase i got aftermarket pulleys and will getting a clear cam cover.

since im going with the blue color scheme a gates elt would do cause its blue. but since they are noisey ill got another brand. thats blue of course

[ISR33]

try a hks one from www.nengun.com they are good and there preety cheep the last time i looked

[Scribble]

i want an aftermarket belt cuase i got aftermarket pulleys and will getting a clear cam cover.

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What aftermarket puleys have you got? brand?

If its the harmonic balancer is it just a billet item or does it have an actual damener in it?

[gts4diehard]

Hi, just wondering what sort of noise people are hearing with Gates belts?

I had a nissan belt on my R32(when Nissan were about the only choice available here) and it was quiet, the only noise that came from area was the squeak/whirring sound from the worn out tensioner bearing before I replaced it. I have a Gates on my R31 and it makes no noise.

Gates have made good quality belts for a very long time, my old man always used them on the engines he rebuilt. Possibly some of the noise being heard now could be tensioner bearings. The only other ways a belt can make a noise is if the teeth on it are slightly different profile(i.e. gears worn or belt profile not matching) to that on the cam/crank gears or its rubbing on the guard because it isn't dentralised on the gears.

I seriously doubt that Nissan or HKS make its own belts so they will be coming from a parts supplier like Gates anyway.

[clayoth]

The noise I have is a whirring noise. After listening to it again tonight, I think you might be on the money with tooth profile or something similar. I have a Gates belt and new OS Giken gears. Perhaps you wouldn't get the noise with the original gears???

[AlexCim]

i got a gates in and havnt noticed any noise difference at all

whats the noise ment to sound like?

Cost me $400 for supply and fit of the gates