SC guys that aren't using Gatorback belts...
12-13-2003, 09:49 PM
#1
SC guys that aren't using Gatorback belts...
You should!
About 2 weeks ago I heard it let go and thought I was screwed. Pulled over, and saw that the belt was still on there. Not only was I down the usual 1 rib, but I now had a 3 rib belt.
Even in that condition, I drove on it for over a week (including boosting) witout a single problem! They never slip, I couldn't make it snap despite my best efforts...they rock. I _highly_ doubt many other belts would have hung on like this.
Last weekend when changing it, I snapped the oil feed inlet fitting for the blower, so I've been NA all week. It sucks. I should get my fitting early next week so I can put the blower back together. On interesting note is that the car runs just fine NA with the 370cc injectors on its own...just a lower FP.
And no, I don't have an alignment problem. I was using the wrong size belt for my pully and couldn't get proper tension. I knew this day was coming, I just wanted to see how long it would take. Since my commute is only 4 miles, I wasn't worried about getting stranded.
About 2 weeks ago I heard it let go and thought I was screwed. Pulled over, and saw that the belt was still on there. Not only was I down the usual 1 rib, but I now had a 3 rib belt.
Even in that condition, I drove on it for over a week (including boosting) witout a single problem! They never slip, I couldn't make it snap despite my best efforts...they rock. I _highly_ doubt many other belts would have hung on like this.
Last weekend when changing it, I snapped the oil feed inlet fitting for the blower, so I've been NA all week. It sucks. I should get my fitting early next week so I can put the blower back together. On interesting note is that the car runs just fine NA with the 370cc injectors on its own...just a lower FP.
And no, I don't have an alignment problem. I was using the wrong size belt for my pully and couldn't get proper tension. I knew this day was coming, I just wanted to see how long it would take. Since my commute is only 4 miles, I wasn't worried about getting stranded.
12-14-2003, 08:20 PM
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so K060695 for sure then? When installing Max4speeds blower he had I belive a 705. That was a tad too big. so 695. Let me see if I can ask allgo what did he have cause what ever he had was a very tight fit.
12-15-2003, 06:08 AM
#6
Originally Posted by JAY25
so K060695 for sure then? When installing Max4speeds blower he had I belive a 705. That was a tad too big. so 695. Let me see if I can ask allgo what did he have cause what ever he had was a very tight fit.
Not "for sure" yet. I haven't installed it. I was going to when I broke that fitting.
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