I think this thread belongs here rather than the technical section.
While putting my H23A VTEC together on the timing side, I went back and forth on just leaving the BS belt off or ordering the delete kit to fully and properly delete the shafts. After seeing the process for plugging certain holes in the girdle and tapping a hole in the block, I realized the whole entire motor would be coming apart, and the wallet, at the current moment, doesn't support that. Thus, I am just going to run with the belt off. Plus, I switched over to the manual tensioner, the KSTuned type that directly replaces the automatic tensioner (no H23 manual tensioner parts swapped over).
Here's the question: what else can/should be removed when not using the BS belt and using this type of manual tensioner?
I have heard that you can remove the outer tension pulley, associated lever and spring, bolt and stud that runs through both pulleys, and the long stud that sticks out of the water pump (it protrudes through the top left of the OEM tension bracket for the timing belt). KSTuned sells the crakshaft spacer separate from their delete kit, so I guess you could eliminate the larger gear on the crankshaft as well. It also seems to me like the gear for the front balance shaft (near the alternator) can go.
Here is KSTuned's manual tensioner video, where you can see the bolt going through the pulleys is taken out and the water pump stud is left out:
While putting my H23A VTEC together on the timing side, I went back and forth on just leaving the BS belt off or ordering the delete kit to fully and properly delete the shafts. After seeing the process for plugging certain holes in the girdle and tapping a hole in the block, I realized the whole entire motor would be coming apart, and the wallet, at the current moment, doesn't support that. Thus, I am just going to run with the belt off. Plus, I switched over to the manual tensioner, the KSTuned type that directly replaces the automatic tensioner (no H23 manual tensioner parts swapped over).
Here's the question: what else can/should be removed when not using the BS belt and using this type of manual tensioner?
I have heard that you can remove the outer tension pulley, associated lever and spring, bolt and stud that runs through both pulleys, and the long stud that sticks out of the water pump (it protrudes through the top left of the OEM tension bracket for the timing belt). KSTuned sells the crakshaft spacer separate from their delete kit, so I guess you could eliminate the larger gear on the crankshaft as well. It also seems to me like the gear for the front balance shaft (near the alternator) can go.
Here is KSTuned's manual tensioner video, where you can see the bolt going through the pulleys is taken out and the water pump stud is left out:
I just want to run all that by you guys before I do it. Thanks in advance for the help.
NOTE: We have many threads going back and forth on not running balance shafts, so I don't want this thread to turn into that.
I just want to run all that by you guys before I do it. Thanks in advance for the help.
NOTE: We have many threads going back and forth on not running balance shafts, so I don't want this thread to turn into that.
While putting my H23A VTEC together on the timing side, I went back and forth on just leaving the BS belt off or ordering the delete kit to fully and properly delete the shafts. After seeing the process for plugging certain holes in the girdle and tapping a hole in the block, I realized the whole entire motor would be coming apart, and the wallet, at the current moment, doesn't support that. Thus, I am just going to run with the belt off. Plus, I switched over to the manual tensioner, the KSTuned type that directly replaces the automatic tensioner (no H23 manual tensioner parts swapped over).
Here's the question: what else can/should be removed when not using the BS belt and using this type of manual tensioner?
I have heard that you can remove the outer tension pulley, associated lever and spring, bolt and stud that runs through both pulleys, and the long stud that sticks out of the water pump (it protrudes through the top left of the OEM tension bracket for the timing belt). KSTuned sells the crakshaft spacer separate from their delete kit, so I guess you could eliminate the larger gear on the crankshaft as well. It also seems to me like the gear for the front balance shaft (near the alternator) can go.
Here is KSTuned's manual tensioner video, where you can see the bolt going through the pulleys is taken out and the water pump stud is left out:
While putting my H23A VTEC together on the timing side, I went back and forth on just leaving the BS belt off or ordering the delete kit to fully and properly delete the shafts. After seeing the process for plugging certain holes in the girdle and tapping a hole in the block, I realized the whole entire motor would be coming apart, and the wallet, at the current moment, doesn't support that. Thus, I am just going to run with the belt off. Plus, I switched over to the manual tensioner, the KSTuned type that directly replaces the automatic tensioner (no H23 manual tensioner parts swapped over).
Here's the question: what else can/should be removed when not using the BS belt and using this type of manual tensioner?
I have heard that you can remove the outer tension pulley, associated lever and spring, bolt and stud that runs through both pulleys, and the long stud that sticks out of the water pump (it protrudes through the top left of the OEM tension bracket for the timing belt). KSTuned sells the crakshaft spacer separate from their delete kit, so I guess you could eliminate the larger gear on the crankshaft as well. It also seems to me like the gear for the front balance shaft (near the alternator) can go.
Here is KSTuned's manual tensioner video, where you can see the bolt going through the pulleys is taken out and the water pump stud is left out:
I just want to run all that by you guys before I do it. Thanks in advance for the help.
NOTE: We have many threads going back and forth on not running balance shafts, so I don't want this thread to turn into that.
I just want to run all that by you guys before I do it. Thanks in advance for the help.
NOTE: We have many threads going back and forth on not running balance shafts, so I don't want this thread to turn into that.
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