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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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Well worth it for sure.................no more tensioners to worry about.

I like the very faint whirling sound from them too.............let's people know there is something in there that they don't have.

Steve
I agree on both counts. It's nice not to have to worry about tensioners anymore. Now, I can concentrate more time on worrying about when my belt is gonna break.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 04:28 AM
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Gears! Did the upgrade to S&S 510's at 58,000 miles. No worries now about tensioners failing.
+1 on the S&S 510's and gear drive.
Well worth the money.

Greetz,
Peter
 
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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Ihave the 95 inch ,race tuner,se mufflers and Andrews TW-37 GEAR DRIVES. WELL WORTH IT.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 12:38 PM
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I didn't worry about the tensioners and simply spent the $ 150.00 to have them replaced at 20,000 miles. Later when I upgraded to Stage III, the cam change and teardown made the change to gear-driven cams cost effective. Now, I still don't worry about the tensioners.
 
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