[ds968]

Would it be difficult ( or impossible [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif[/img] ) to develop and manufacture a timing chain to replace the belt on our car ? I'm thinking with what is probably the costliest risk and the biggest fear for owners out there , the market potential for a chain to eliminate both the risk of a belt failure, as well as the $ 1,000+ expense every 50k miles preventive maintenance, should be huge when also counting in the 944s owners which would opt for one..

I've heard all sorts of speculation as to why Porsche chose a belt - chain would be too noisy ( nonsense - I have two cars with timing chains, the engines are completely silent ) or that it's an aluminum engine and since it expands the chain would not be feasible ( are there no aluminum engines out there with a chain ? ) and a variety of other thoughts, but it still seems to me that some brilliant engineer somewhere could come up with a solution...

Unless of course the research, design, testing is prohibitively expensive and that's why no one has taken this up [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif[/img]

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[biotechee]

Anything is possible and it would be real nice, wouldn't it?!

While you're at it, do something about the cam chain and pads too....

Maybe we should all gang up on Bob....!!!! If enough of us plant a little seed in his ear, maybe, just maybe.... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]

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