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You switched the topic to ICE and I was disagreeing about the durability of belts (specifically timing belts in the example I brought up) I prefer timing chains and this was a requirement before I bought my 2016 Colorado, I try to avoid timing belts because I prefer to do my own maintenance when...

I disagree, timing belts are a nightmare and will destroy an engine if you continue to drive a car as the timing belt begins to stretch and slip. First time I experienced this was with a friends car which left us stranded in the snow up the mountains, but that's another story. The mechanic...

The only exception where belt drive makes sense is for 1/10 Touring Cars where shaft drives tend to induce "torque steer" causing the car to veer off center on power with a mod motor. The industry has opted to stay with belt drives for majority of TC's for this reason alone where the loss of...

I don't really care if you believe me or not based on my personal experiences, but feel free to refer to the following article published by an engineer who states the very same things I've already addressed...

Every belt system I've seen has to have a tensioner, the one pictured above uses the motor mount for the tensioner and you'll have to periodically adjust the belt tension with the motor mount screws which is a very poor design choice. Like I said before, I would stay away from it, complete...

I am not a fan of belt drives, they tend to stretch/snap and lose teeth causing the belt to skip and they require a tensioner if you want it work properly which then looses efficiency. I've owned many belt drive cars, though I wasted far too much of my time trying to solve the myriad of design...