OHHH 1.5 litre block, 1.6 litre head timing belt issue !!!
 

so we put a 1.6 litre sohc zc head on a jdm d15b block and the zc timing belt is too big, and the d15 belt is too small ? any ideas on the right one to use?

im pretty sure that u always use the belt that would go with the block but i could be wrong.did u put the d15 belt on right then tighten the tensioner after.

the d15 belt won't go on even with the tenisoner loose, and the sohc zc belt will go on with it tight and still tonz of slack !!!

try a HX timing belt?

i talked to a few people at various places, the smaller belt was a 144 and the bigger belt was a 145 there is 4 teeth difference between them . . . i was told all around that there was no belt between 144 and 145 . . . which makes sense. . but really this is dumb . . .

why not machine a larger tensioner wheel?

why put this head on at all? wouldn't this make less power than leaving the d15b stock

cuz its my buddy's car, we blew up the motor with nitrous . . . he claims he's poor so he bought a 30 dollar block from a jdm d15b, and were using his old head from the motor that blew up . . it decided to let go of three pistons . . . .so to keep costs down and have something in there that works till next winters b swap . . . we don't have the head that goes on the motor . .