MODERN PERFORMANCE NEW PACKAGE (great idea for upkeep)

lilnicko11 · Post by **lilnicko11** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:03 am

Modern Performance just recently came out with this package this week. It is price pretty well in my opinion and gives you the option to choose between belts. I believe right now they just have it for the SRT4 but I would expect a base Neon package would be in the works as well. Check it out and this is a good deal if you are around 80k-120k in mileage.

$190..........extra for GATES Racing Belt +$19, MOPAR OEM belt +$45

1) Timing Belt (Your choice of belt- either Mopar OEM, Gates OEM style belt, or Gates RACING belt)
2) Mopar OEM Timing Belt Tensioner
3) PCI Idler bearing
4) Mopar OEM Water pump and Gasket

http://www.modernperformance.com/comple ... -2068.html

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:25 am

I'll be doing this later on in life.

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:39 am

why is the mopar one 45 bucks more?

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 12:04 pm

Because it's mopar lol.

Marcel · Post by **Marcel** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 1:45 pm

DoubtedNeon wrote:why is the mopar one 45 bucks more?

because OEM belts use old and/or outdated specifications and are not prone to price-drop after a while. Go for Gates, good price, great quality. I wouldn't know any arguments to go for the racing belt from Gates though....

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:29 pm

Because it's blue. And said to be strong as hell.

Mopar65 · Post by **Mopar65** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:03 pm

heydockyle wrote:Because it's blue. And said to be strong as hell.

300% stronger

Passt · Post by **Passt** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 4:41 pm

Great link. I'll be buying this eventually.

lilnicko11 · Post by **lilnicko11** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 5:00 pm

Passt wrote:Great link. I'll be buying this eventually.

Me too Nate. Once I near 80k ill be doing this with the Gates Racing timing Belt. I'll prob replace the cam gears at the same time. I'm thinking Fidanza.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 5:23 pm

I'm at 83k... o.O I'll have to do this pretty soon.

ZeroChad · Post by **ZeroChad** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 5:25 pm

Man, I had a dream last night that I came out to my car and my T-belt was snapped/shredded. I just replaced it last year lol.

Marcel · Post by **Marcel** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 5:49 pm

Mopar65 wrote:
heydockyle wrote:said to be strong as hell.
300% stronger

Reinforced cords will do the trick, shouldn't make it $ 45.- extra costs though

heydockyle wrote:it's blue.

i'd buy it if it were 3x as bad and 10 times as expensive!!!

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:15 pm

from my experience I highly recomend the race belt if your hitting 7000rpm or higher. Last year my Gatorback timing belt was deflecting at 8K rpm causing timing issues. A code would actually come up stating the cam jumped time.
Once I installed a Gates racing belt I was able to lay on 8K rpm all day long without timing issues as shown here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLy4CDXQxvs
Battery light was on due to not having an alt belt installed....

Passt · Post by **Passt** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:18 pm

ZeroChad wrote:Man, I had a dream last night that I came out to my car and my T-belt was snapped/shredded. I just replaced it last year lol.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has dreams about his car.

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 8:39 am

bump for needing to change my timing belt and there not being a base model package on modern. suggestions on where to buy the belt and such?

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 10:52 am

Does partsdinosaur have kits for sohc?

Thats where I got the one for my dohc.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 10:58 am

Forgot this thread existed...

Have you called Modern yet Nty? I bet they'd be able to get you something.

Post by **racer12306** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 11:30 am

Also check out www.rockauto.com

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 11:46 am

http://www.store.partsdinosaur.com/product1319.html

http://www.store.partsdinosaur.com/product3222.html

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:46 pm

thnx for the quick response. i hadnt called modern yet since im not technically due for a belt change but its coming up.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 3:32 am

I think Modern just has DOHC kits...

Jerome Adams · Post by **Jerome Adams** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:29 pm

I will be doing this soon for the for my SXT...I already have a new belt, but would buy the kit cause I still need the water pump and the rest of the stuff. Might as well upgrade to a better belt while I am at it.