Thinking of buying some vernier cam pulleys, will they be of much benefit on a stg 3 cossie?

 

if you are running standard cams i would say no, you can get the timing spot on with them even with standard cams but your not going to notice much of an increase. I have them cos they look nice

 

same here

 

No IMO

You should ruin a cambelt cover anyway

 

Nah why both with that James, looks over functionality i allways say

 

i have some for sale

 

Standard cams then no point really

 

looks with functionality.. get a spec r cam cover

 

what colour

 

i would prefer to see the condition of the cam belt tbh

 

i think its 3 allen bolts you have to undo to take the cover off

 

So you check the condition of your cambelt on all your cars by taking the covers off if it has std cover then? Once a week?

 

ehm...... they are lighter???

 

No point whatsoever

JJ

 

THINK?????
Its 4 m8, 2 on top, one in the front and one in the bottom

 

Functionality over looks EVERY time

 

You got it Rich

 

indeed, as lets face it, at 7k rpm in 5th who gives a fuck what your verniers look like as no one can see them anyway. Much rather have a cambelt cover knowing my belt is safely turning those verniers, rather than just having them for show

 

Its the stones I'd worry about, it only takes one

If someone gets a transparent bonnet then we can let them off, as you just know everyone will be thinking "WOW, just LOOK at those vernier pulleys, they're AMAZING"

 

just out of interest has anyone ever had a stone jam in their cambelt?

 

But with the belt showing you can check the tighness, wear, etc. How many stones are going to fly up from the ground to the belt and get caught and cause you an issue.. quite a low probabilty, more likey the belt would stretch and as you cant see it you slip a tooth.. pros and cons to this one me thinks.

On the track it a diffrent story i agree with sand traps etc.

 

got more chance of a wheel exploding eh john ?

 

hehe very good ryan i will take that one

 

Would have thought this was highly unlikely if you have a 500 cooler and radiator filtering out stones.
Don't see the need of the cam belt cover.

 

all sorted now?

 

more likley it would get stuck around the bottom pulley area where the cover doesnt protect it anyway IMO..

 

One more left to do matey, just redid my cam timing last night so will get the car out the garage this afternoon and do the last wheel.

The cam timing was an easy job with no cover fitted