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> Carrera tensioners, where to buy?
goose2
post Sep 16 2005, 10:23 AM
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I'm slowly getting my 3 liter ready for install......who's got the best price on the tensioner upgrade?
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post Sep 17 2005, 05:17 PM
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QUOTE (Cap'n Krusty @ Sep 17 2005, 01:35 PM)
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I would not under any circumstances use them fucked up locks/guards....what ever.

edit: I'm talking about the external guards, not those Tim is talking about.

What's wrong with the external guards? I used to use 912 valve spring retainers until the guards came on the market. Never seen one fail in an original installation. The Cap'n

Nor have I....
Mr. Anderson says he has or at least heard of it, but more importantly, what he says about them makes sense to me.

I've never seen either tensioner break. I've heard of a bad batch of the oil feds on the market a couple years ago.

Most of the hard parts in my engine are 27 years old. I don't think Porsche expected these things to last this long. Nothing lasts forever, eh? I have no idea how old my oil feds are. I've had then on 2 motors (they came with my old 2.4) for 7 years.....I'll keep em'. If they puke, I'll replace em'.

I wouldn't expect to convince you of the value of the oil feds. I use em', you don't.... good luck to both of us.
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goose2   Carrera tensioners   Sep 16 2005, 10:23 AM
brp914   vertex.com $400   Sep 16 2005, 10:37 AM
J P Stein   Ask this question over at the 911 bird board. IIR...   Sep 16 2005, 10:38 AM
sixnotfour   Update the arms also, They are wider and have bush...   Sep 16 2005, 10:39 AM
brp914   vertex complete and good price. '80 and on al...   Sep 16 2005, 10:58 AM
Cap'n Krusty   Forget throwing your money away on the Carrera ten...   Sep 16 2005, 11:20 AM
Sammy   I couldn't agree more with the crust-meister. ...   Sep 16 2005, 01:15 PM
J P Stein     Sep 16 2005, 04:23 PM
goose2   I've read all the Pelican posts on the chain t...   Sep 17 2005, 02:43 PM
TimT   do the tensioner upgrade, and while you in there i...   Sep 17 2005, 03:07 PM
J P Stein   Well, we all agree that the sprocket arm needs to ...   Sep 17 2005, 03:08 PM
goose2     Sep 17 2005, 03:20 PM
sixnotfour   You got a new set of hydraulics on the 2.4 swap em...   Sep 17 2005, 03:22 PM
Cap'n Krusty     Sep 17 2005, 03:33 PM
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