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Precise Timing Is What Cars Need


Topics:  Mazda

Precise Timing Is What Cars Need

Anthony Fontanelle
October 6, 2007

Timing is everything when it comes to driving a car. There should be an allotted time given to the car’s warm-up period for drivers to experience its full potential. Just the same, gear shifting should be done in a precise and timely manner to prevent the car from jerking. This is exactly the logic behind the genius invention of the Mazda Timing Belt, one of the recognized Mazda Timing Parts.

Keeping the intake, compression, power, and exhaust strokes timed accordingly with one other could be a tricky job to do without the functionality of a Mazda Timing Belt. This is particularly important as the precise timing of these parts would result to more vehicle power and only the best running condition.

So what does a Mazda Timing Belt do exactly? This may just be a piece of rubber or metal, but it proves itself useful in the job it is expected to do. As the crankshaft is turned by the pistons, its rotational speed is transported to the camshaft through the pulleys and gears connected to the Mazda Timing Belt. The camshaft’s surface then directs the opening and closing of the exhaust and intake valves in the combustion section. A Mazda Timing Belt allows the engine to run properly in every environment the car may be, whether on the street or on the racetrack.

For drivers wanting to achieve more power, a simple advancing of the timing would do the trick. This means increasing the number of degrees in rotational difference. But if one is keener on the smoothness of the operation, then reducing the timing a few degrees is better. Before doing these adjustments, specially if one is not familiar with the intricacies of the car engine, it would be best to seek a professional's help. It is more practical to pay these professionals now than pay much more later for damage done due to careless neglect.

Source:  Amazines.com




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