Timing Belt brand
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Originally Posted by dnwong
Bought my timing belt kit from Vertex and the Brand was Flennor(germany). Anyone heard of this brand and how good it is?
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Called IAN at 944 online and told him about my delima since I bought the kit from VErtex and that I needed to do the job this weekend. Well guess what, he offered to send me a conti for free and send it 2 day express. Wow, where can you get customer support like that. Next time I need stuff, I will be going to 944online.
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I used conti on my 924 with no problem. On my 944 I just used Gates because it's the porsche oe, paragon sells it for 40 bucks I think. I'm not sure if it is better than the conti but the rubber does feel thicker and more rubbery vs the conti.
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I have a conti in my garage with several stripped teeth. I was very lucky to do an inspection that caught the problem before a second disaster. I have used Porsche only since. With the conti and Porsche belts next to each other you can easily see that the Porsche is built better. I still buy them with Porsche lettering on the box. From my experience it is easy for me to pay the premium.
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Originally Posted by dnwong
Called IAN at 944 online and told him about my delima since I bought the kit from VErtex and that I needed to do the job this weekend. Well guess what, he offered to send me a conti for free and send it 2 day express. Wow, where can you get customer support like that. Next time I need stuff, I will be going to 944online.
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My understanding is that Gates is the OEM for Porsche.
From my experience with a belt that came from a Conti box I will not use that brand again. The two belts I have used from Porsche boxes have performed flawlessly and that is what I will purchase in the future.
To each their own!
From my experience with a belt that came from a Conti box I will not use that brand again. The two belts I have used from Porsche boxes have performed flawlessly and that is what I will purchase in the future.
To each their own!
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I'll jump in here as well because I have had a T-belt failure before (do search) with all scheduled maintence done up to that point and even using the P9201. It was a Conti that failed on me and after that I have run the Gates PowerGrip Made in UK that is OEM Porsche. Side by side the Gates has better rubber coverage (the Conti you could see the cords underneath) and definitely has a more supple and flexible feel. The Conti almost feels plastic like in comparison. For the Balance Shaft belt I continue to run the Conti mainly because the Gates is just north of $150 last time I checked.
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Originally Posted by Charlie944
Side by side the Gates has better rubber coverage (the Conti you could see the cords underneath)
Thanks for the back up Charlie
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Jon, I think I have some used Conti belts still around I will take another look at the teeth and how they are incorporated into the belt matrix itself but I think you are right from when I inspected my Conti that broke. The undeneath of the Conti's look like an exposed rib cage of a starving person, and to be honest I rather have something more healthy looking and strongerstanding in between running good and a bunch of bent valves. Especially since the Gates is just a few $$ more.