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Timing belt condition

jlallen3rd
in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX

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Just replaced the timing belt on my 97 Legacy Outback 2.5. The old belt still looked like new with 102,000 miles. I was amazed there was not any cracking. Is this normal? Paid about $70 for a new belt. Ouch! Used to pay about $25 for Escorts. Also resealed the oil pump which started to leak. Thanks to all the posts on this site I knew what to watch out for. Using the starter to loosen the crank pulley bolt was the way to go. I hesitated because I have seen damage when it doesn't go right. Any way, now that that is done it may be coincidence but when starting cold the motor surges until warm which it didn't do before. Any suggestions?

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