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[Brandon_L]

Originally Posted by Sam_Mills

If you are willing as a team to put this much effort into improving drivetrain performance, IMHO the effort would be better placed learning how to correctly implement timing belts (hint; dead space center to center, no tensioners). They are efficient, light, and far more durable than they are often given credit for.

I second this. As scary as belt drives sound, they're actually easy to plan out and put together. In our case this season, they were nearly maintenance and worry free. Plus your wallet will thank you.