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Regardless of the manufacturer of the belt, i would not push 35k miles witih it. That is just for my peace of mind. The cost of a timing belt at less than $20 and maybe 3 hours of my time on a sunday afternoon is well worth saving a couple hundred dollars on headwork and new valves.
There are two methods of doing it with a 5-speed manual car. You can either leave the car in 1st gear or reverse and let the cam lock that way...or you are supposed to install the flywheel lock and let it lock that way. Either way will achieve roughly the same result, of the cam turning back a one or two degrees and not moving any farther.
So yes, the car is SUPPOSED to be in gear when you do this.
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Jon
1988 Granite Green 911 3.4L
2005 Arctic Silver 996 GT3
Past worth mentioning - 1987 924S, 1987 944, 1988 944T with 5.7L LS1
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