Jack wrote:
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> Why doesn't Honda use a chain instead of a high maintenance belt?

One could argue that when a change is recommended only every 105 k miles
(newer Honda engines) it really isn't a high maintenance item. I have
had chains go south before 105K miles. Noise is another argument for
belts. but the real story is probably that the additional cost of a
chain is a burden on Hondas bottom line, the maintenance of a belt is a
burden on the customers bottom line.

Regardless, the i-VTEC engines have chains, not belts.