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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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where to get a timing belt?
 
Old Feb 28, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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Honda dealership, DO NOT BUY A CHECKER/AUTOZONE belt only buy genuine HONDA timing belts
 
Old Mar 1, 2006 | 01:51 AM
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man, i was gonna say that!
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Honda dealership, DO NOT BUY A CHECKER/AUTOZONE belt only buy genuine HONDA timing belts
 
Old Mar 3, 2006 | 08:14 AM
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Definitely get it from honda... why risk your engine for a few bucks?
 
Old Mar 4, 2006 | 11:52 PM
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whats so bad about the autozone timing belts? are they that cheap? would this be the same for a timing a belt at pep boys or kragen?
 
Old Mar 5, 2006 | 09:14 AM
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A Honda timing belt is known to work good, Honda made the engine and they know how to make a good timing belt. It is always better to buy Honda parts over pepboy/autozone/kragen parts since they will always work and work well. Since you have a timing belt, if it breaks, your screwed. Do you really wanna risk getting a cheapo timing belt from some store?
 
Old Mar 5, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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are there any timing belts better than the o.e.m. honda belt? Doesn't a.e.m. make one as well?
 
Old Mar 5, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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what about greddy timing belts? http://www.sportcompactonly.com/sear...qs=timing&v=-1
 
Old Mar 5, 2006 | 09:21 PM
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yeah greddy timing belts are good, as long as they are actualy made by a really well repuatable maker that actualy makes hp or the oem ones will work just fine for ya, but no auto parts store brand timing belts
 
Old Mar 5, 2006 | 09:27 PM
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I dunno how a "performance" timing belt is gonna really give you anything. I guess they could be more realiable and less likely to break, but i would think that Honda would have that down.
 

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