laserred02

i just swapped out the stock drive belt on my 02 V6. i put a goodyear gatorback belt on and now i notice a whine as the rpms rise and fall. i've read these belts can do this, anyone else have this problem? should i consider replacing the belt or is the whine relatively normal?

BeachStang04

ive heared there supposed to make a whinning noise, i wouldnt consider it a problem, just buy a diffrent belt cause thats what there meant to do (im pretty sure), sorry if im wrong but thats been my impression.

Stang562

i think thats the reason some people buy them

jthorn9

Well, my belt never did that.

BeachStang04

did you have a gatorback belt?!?!?! Cause im pretty sure that if you buy a gatorback belt your buying it case it gives you a whinning noise.....

Edit: that and it reduced slippage cause it has so many teeth but most people buy it for the whinning noise.

laserred02

no i just had the motorcraft belt on it, i got the gatorback because that's what checker auto parts had, and i wasnt' going to buy anything from autozone. if the whining is normal then that's cool i can handle it, i was just curious if that was normal.

thanks for the replies

BeachStang04

i dunno man if its supposed to be some claim it is and some claim that theres is quiet ill post something up about it in a second when i can find it.

BeachStang04

oh and i was talkin to jeremy when asking if he had the gatorback belt. But heres a link to another forum that got into discussion about the gatorbacks, theres also a clip of a cobra with a gatorback belt that whines real bad with it.

EDIT: forgot link http://www.3.8mustang.com/forum/showthread.php?t=165024

cobra232

Gatorbacks and Dayco poly cog belts both whine like a faint blower whine. perfectly normal

jthorn9

Yes, I had the gatorback belt, and no whine for me, don't know what the GT has, but it doesn't whine either. Oh it has U/D pulleys, I'm just replacing them.