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YOUR RESEARCHAre 996 Cab Drivers Like Ferrari Drivers?
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I don't think that there is anything wrong with belts as long as they are installed properly and replaced at manufacturers recommended intervals, same as chains.
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Had a recently replaced timing belt fail in a Porsche once...
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Um, not only has ferrari gone to chains on its new cars, but MB and BMW have traditionally used chains and continue to do so.
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I don't think that there is anything wrong with belts as long as they are installed properly and replaced at manufacturers recommended intervals, same as chains.
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Recommend intervals, same as chains
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I don't think that there is anything wrong with belts as long as they are installed properly and replaced at manufacturers recommended intervals, same as chains.
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Haven't had that happen to me yet, but I once was driving by a golf course and they had the sprinkler pointed towards the road. I didn't notice that and got drenched...
Hi Robin, question for you... How well engineered do you think the Ferrari is? You call it the drama queen which makes me think it's temperamental. But Ferrari has the resources to get it right. Or is it a matter of they just don't care what it costs because if you have to worry about it, it's not the right car for you. Or?
I have never owned one, but damn they are good looking cars.
I researched the ferrari while thinking about getting one and found there is a timing chain belt made of rubber or whatever material that needs to be services way more often than I'd like or the car goes out of ferrari certified maintenance blah blah blah.
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The Italians like that rubber belt thing. It's cheaper and quiter than chains. I got rid of my Alfa GTV6 because of that stupid belt design. The rubber belt did not have enough timing belt "wrap" around the cam cogged wheels and some cars skipped teeth that led to, well, new engines, like an IMS failure.
It's not like you don't find the rubber timing belt in plenty of German cars, VW, Audi and Porsche to name a few..
Had a recently replaced timing belt fail in a Porsche once... Still have one of the bent valves on my desk.
Because of noise regulations and economics, the day of the chain drive is disappearing. I don't think that there is anything wrong with belts as long as they are installed properly and replaced at manufacturers recommended intervals, same as chains. As a matter of fact, I think they are proven to last as long. I have one as a final drive on my bike and and I've replaced them on other bikes that use belts to drive cams. I've also had one replaced on my A4 at 120,000. No problem.
When you're laying down big money on a Porsche or a Ferrari, you would expect that the engine design wasn't too heavily compromised from a design perspective by economics. The rubber belt seems like an OK move for a VW or a Fiat, but when you are paying ten times as much, I don't think so. And the rubber belt is a no brainer choice in a non interefernace design. But in a high revving, high performance interferance design motor it seems like a questionable choice. I am guessing that's why Porsche stuck with the chains. Sure, chains break, but you hear about it way less often than timing belt breaks.
Manufacturers required interval to stay as a qualified car:
Camshaft timing belt(s) inspected, or replace at 3-5 years or every 15,00 miles
You know it's going to be replaced every 15,000 miles unless you want a destroyed engine. That would be every year since garage queen isn't my style.
Cost of pulling the engine for repair every year? Priceless!
Why own it if you aren't going to run the heck out of it?
Um, not only has ferrari gone to chains on its new cars, but MB and BMW have traditionally used chains and continue to do so.
Belts do have benefits. They take less energy to turn and transmit fewer harmonics to the valvetrain.
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