Does anyone make a belt drive that can work with LT1? say jesel...I have not been able to find anything, I f I was able to find one for a 87- sbc I could probly fab a cover to make it work.
Looking for a dry belt system

 

Why? Anyway, AFAIK there is no LT1 specific system. Lots of gen I SBC systems though.

Rich

 

Just curious mostly.....to see what options I would have
was wanting to build another motor but not sure if I should bother with another LT1

 

Thing is, a good timing set costs less than $100. Have belt drives been proven to have any significant advantage? I understand that there may be some minor benefit, but since a good one is in the $500-1,000+ range I can't see using one. Just MHO.

From Jesel's web site:

Besides being more durable than gear or chain drives, JESEL’s belt drive systems offer a number of advantages. They are:

• Extremely accurate cam timing
• Adjust cam timing ±10 degrees in seconds (without removing the water pump)
• Swap cams easily through front cover without cover removal
• Reduces crankshaft harmonics
• Stronger than chains or gear drives

Remember, Jesel is trying to sell these things and that's all they can think of to claim. Seems underwhelming advantages for most of us.

Rich

 

I like the idea of changing cam timing and cam swaps with out dropping the pan down or pulling the cover.....I also pulled my motor apart yesterday and this is the 3rd timing set and the chain was about to fall off.

 

Damn, that's a lot of timing sets. I have only worn out a couple in my whole life. Usually, replace them just as part of routine maintainence, every other rebuild or so. what brand are you using? I get Comps "billet" set, which I think is made by Cloyes.

This is <$110 from Summit. I get Comp as jobber, so I paid about $75 and they are nearly indestructible.

 

if you go with an electric water pump i'm pretty sure you can use any gen 1 timing set up including belt drive

 

o.k. ordering one tonight, One of them was a comp but a cheaper one. Also found some other valve train problems where it was not set up correctly before so that could also be to blame