after market cam belt

[grahamvts]

hi all im gettin my cam belt changed this week but dont no weather to go for a after market cam belt kit or one from citroen the after market kit is £30 cheaper just ive been told by someone that there is no differance is this true cheers graham

[hesslevtr]

get a gates 1

thast what citroen use and would supply you

i got my kit for £30 and had the gates belt in it but wasnt a gates box as it was the make of the pully on the box

[adamhighfield]

£30 for the kit?? Thats cheap. I paid abit more than that for my piper cams belt on its own!!

[Ryan]

no need in 95% cases of a 'sports cambelt'

[bullit]

only need uprated it using lairy cams really

[Ryan]

only need uprated it using lairy cams really

even then a standard one is 95% time perfectly fine.

[bullit]

ok really lairy cams :P

[grahamvts]

so is there any differance?

[Gabbastard]

Ive tried Dayco, Gates, Reinz and a few other belts. Never had any of them fail, and none of the engines ive built have an easy life LOL