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Originally Posted by ratdude747
timing belts=BAD IDEA! we tried that year, and we had to switch to chain in the middle of regional #1. they were hard to tension, and we even shredded a belt!
my advice is shaft drive or direct drive. or stay with chain.
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This too can be addressed by Art's words above. It's not the belt, but the usage. Examine why it failed, rather than ditch an entire class of mechanical parts.
Timing belt AND chain have both been done to great success. They also have been done to great failure. Which it ends up being will depend on your implementation, attention to details, and design work.