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Originally posted by Georonimo View PostMust be Powders. That thing is unbelievably small... Looks like an idler. I've had one for about 50k and three timing belts. The last one went at Lime Rock a few weeks back.
Do yourself a favor and have it turned down and press a big ass valve seat where the pulley meets the timing belt or that will happen. The belt just eats into the soft aluminum pulley over time and shreds it/causes it to walk. Had it it repaired once before with aluminum, this time it got the valve seat. Definitely feel the 5-6hp on the butt dyno though!sigpic
03 Accord DX: K24/5MT, peasant-spec old man's car
92 240SX: KA/T25, nerd mobile
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broke a breaker bar and snapped the bolts holding the trailing arms to the car...looks like this is going to be a "Fun" next couple of days94 Protege DX 5sp
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Originally posted by Georonimo View PostMust be Powders. That thing is unbelievably small... Looks like an idler. I've had one for about 50k and three timing belts. The last one went at Lime Rock a few weeks back.
Do yourself a favor and have it turned down and press a big ass valve seat where the pulley meets the timing belt or that will happen. The belt just eats into the soft aluminum pulley over time and shreds it/causes it to walk. Had it it repaired once before with aluminum, this time it got the valve seat. Definitely feel the 5-6hp on the butt dyno though!Originally posted by atomicEGT View Postthe ****, I'm not putting it on if it's gonna eat that many timing belts. I was going to use the washer from a two-piece lower for now, and then get one of those idlers with the raised lips when I do the next timing belt.
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2000 ZX2 S/R-My DD
2002 Focus-DD (For Sale)
1998 ZX2- Girlfriends DD
1999 Escort Wagon- Project(rusty)
1997 Escort Wagon- Scrapped
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Word, I was planning on taking a look at the belt and whatnot before I put this on anyway, it would have been nice to just put this thing on and party. Can you buy that "washer" new in like a timing kit? Or is that something I'm going to have to scrounge for?sigpic
03 Accord DX: K24/5MT, peasant-spec old man's car
92 240SX: KA/T25, nerd mobile
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Installed the JRally motor mount from the rallycross car.
This was a huge mistake. **** is coming out when I get home from work and will be for sale shortly thereafter. I dunno if it's due to the Zetec or what but the noise and vibration are SO BAD compared to the wagon.sigpic
03 Accord DX: K24/5MT, peasant-spec old man's car
92 240SX: KA/T25, nerd mobile
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poly is notorious for vibration translation. im personally not a fan of it. not even in suspension unless the rubber is totally SOL---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---
1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi
I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it
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I guess it could be that the wagon makes a **** ton of noise and vibration on its own and I just never noticed, but I honestly think it has something to do with the Zetec, it feels EXACTLY like a Focus with bad motor mounts.sigpic
03 Accord DX: K24/5MT, peasant-spec old man's car
92 240SX: KA/T25, nerd mobile
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eek---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---
1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi
I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it
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Zetec motors are as smooth as a briggs and Stratton with bad gas. Bringing it up to 7k takes some serious getting used to. You know it's okay even thought it feels like it's seconds away from it's ultimate demise by way of piston/rod through block.
That said I've had the Jrally engine mount and energy f/r trans mount inserts for a few years and I don't even notice it. I guess I'm just accustomed to driving things that are barely more comfortable than farm tractors (low standards :-/ ).
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The E/S jams are going in the car when I get around to doing the other mounts, I had those in the old turbo GT and never noticed them so I figure they'd be okay. Considering this is my daily though and I've made it a rule to not do anything that makes it horrible to drive, this mount's gotta go... Same goes for the upper resonator delete I think, ever since I did that and the cut airbox it feels like there's a huge hole in the throttle response, which ****ing blows.sigpic
03 Accord DX: K24/5MT, peasant-spec old man's car
92 240SX: KA/T25, nerd mobile
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Yeah not surprised you feel that way if your other mounts are stock. I had the Energy inserts for a year or two before installing the Jrally engine mount on this car and about 4+ years on my old tracer from the nitrous fed 1.9 and 2.0 cvh engines through the turbo BP. Change shaked a bit but not to bad. The engine mount just made things a little more pronounced. Works great with the E/S trans mount inserts.
And I definitely felt a drop in low end when I did the K&N intake tube and again with the header but the gains up top make you easily forget. At least for me.
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