Best Timing Belts (High Performance)

[project-CB7]

i am kinda new to this cb7 forum but still respect everybody's input

i bought autozone timing belts for my cb7 but 5 months later they stretched out a little bit. i am worried they might fail soon, because i drive about 90 miles a day. Need opinion which is best for daily driver cb7 in southern Cali.

= Honda OEM Timing Belts from Japan
= Gates Performance Racing Timing Belt looks good (have alot of feedback)
= found Vibrant Performance timing belt but need more info on those
= TSUBAKI timing belts ===> yes/no?
= ACSM Timing Belts ( LOOK CHEAP ==> China) IDK
= Cosworth Kevlar High Performance Timing Belts from HorsepowerFreaks LOOKS GREAT
= also found K&L Timing Belt and Greddy


all these timing belts but what do you guys have set up on your cb7

[Jccck]

i am kinda new to this cb7 forum but still respect everybody's input

i bought autozone timing belts for my cb7 but 5 months later they stretched out a little bit. i am worried they might fail soon, because i drive about 90 miles a day. Need opinion which is best for daily driver cb7 in southern Cali.

= Honda OEM Timing Belts from Japan
= Gates Performance Racing Timing Belt looks good (have alot of feedback)
= found Vibrant Performance timing belt but need more info on those
= TSUBAKI timing belts ===> yes/no?
= ACSM Timing Belts ( LOOK CHEAP ==> China) IDK
= Cosworth Kevlar High Performance Timing Belts from HorsepowerFreaks LOOKS GREAT
= also found K&L Timing Belt and Greddy


all these timing belts but what do you guys have set up on your cb7

Honda OEM is garunteed to work
Gates Performance, has good feedback.. Go with it if it's cheaper than the OEM
Cosworth sounds the goods, but if its way expensive itd probably be overkill for your needs
Don't buy any of the cheapys, there's not a big difference between a cheap and an expensive timing belt
Whereas a new set of valves/maybe piston heads will cost you a small fortune

[H22Artman]

just go with OE honda.
if you're stock or even have a few bolt ons its perfectly sufficient, no reason for a high performance belt.

[Losiracer2]

when the time came for my CB's F22 engine to do a T belt/water pump, I went w/ a Continental timing belt. It felt fine to me I couldn't really feel a difference between my OE Honda one and that before and after which is good

[wed3k]

i use gates all the time...really cant beat an oem belt though.

[psawall]

I have also heard good things about gates. I think they have something in their rubber that makes them more resistent to chemicals too.

[project-CB7]

helpful feedback, thanks.
the only reason why i asked was because that autozone belt (made in Kore i think) stretched a little and is making that squeaking noise on start and between 2200rpm and 3100rpm it rattles.

[wed3k]

and your tensioner was set properly?

[project-CB7]

and your tensioner was set properly?

i hope i did. i do most of the work in my garage with a few tools, sometimes i might brake a ratchet, hopefully i set my tensioner properly. ( time to read my honda manual )

[RUGER 2.2L]

I have goodyear gatorback belts in my car. No stretching, no problems. They were recommended by my mechanic