Subject	Makes me wonder why all engines aren't chain driven
Posted by	TTFairladyZ on December 08, 2006 at 7:45 AM
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In Reply To	something that made me go hmmmm... posted by ZEngineer on December 08, 2006 at 07:34 AM
Message	rather than using a timing belt. Maybe having to add an additional oil casing around the front of the engine and more chances of oil leaks. "Do yourself a favor, if you decide you want to get married, just go find a woman you hate and buy her a house... It will save you some time..." -Desert Dog
Follow Ups	something that made me go hmmmm... - ZEngineer 07:34:23 12/08/06 i guess - ARA300ZX 07:41:22 12/08/06 Makes me wonder why all engines aren't chain driven - TTFairladyZ 07:45:46 12/08/06 Timing belts are quiet, cheaper to manufacturer and - Atl300zxTT 07:49:21 12/08/06 I30 motors are quiet, efficient and they are chain driven :) (n/m) - ztunerz 12:00:04 12/08/06 i was just stating a generality (n/m) - Atl300zxTT 12:20:32 12/08/06 more efficent too. (n/m) - nemo1080 08:39:34 12/08/06 how so? (n/m) - zxtuner161 09:09:06 12/08/06 When the length of the timing belt (or chain) - thebanman407 10:47:04 12/08/06 All wrong >>> - ztunerz 12:05:49 12/08/06 That doesn't mean the chain won't break. I've seen it - MixManMash 09:22:03 12/08/06 Valves open further in an interference engine - Atl300zxTT 07:45:51 12/08/06 makes sense. Thanks. (n/m) - ZEngineer 07:48:22 12/08/06 finally we touched on a topic i knew something about :) (n/m) - Atl300zxTT 12:28:45 12/08/06 Nice explanation. Thanks. (n/m) - TT XTZ 09:25:15 12/08/06 Man How Do You Know All This Stuff? - spddracer 21:05:52 12/08/06 lol (n/m) - SniPer (SR-71) 08:58:03 12/09/06 I can't vouch for the POS Saturns, but my guess wrt our cars - Dave N 07:48:23 12/08/06 In two words: High Compression - Jmartz 08:04:00 12/08/06 so you would consider the TT engine to be high - Atl300zxTT 08:07:05 12/08/06 It isn't 7:1 like my old 240T (n/m) - Jmartz 10:00:36 12/08/06 Not exactly, it is more about chamber size and - Barry'z (NJ) 08:14:30 12/08/06 Ok, how about higher compression - Jmartz 09:59:16 12/08/06 not really - look at nissans own lineup - the 2000 maxima - ztunerz 12:01:07 12/08/06 That doesn't have anything to do with George's question - Dustin 15:21:33 12/08/06 more efficiant all the way around - nemo1080 08:41:35 12/08/06 not really answering the question but... - spyhunterTT(nj) 13:16:04 12/08/06 I would think that a belt would certainly stretch... - Kong ZTT GT28RS MD 14:28:23 12/08/06 More non-stretching fiber in a timing belt (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 14:55:02 12/08/06 nice sig. (n/m) - Kong ZTT GT28RS MD 14:29:11 12/08/06
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