Breathers......
By the way you guys upgrade your tensioner pulley? I see little cracks in my stock one. I think its giving out....
07-29-2009, 11:01 PM
#23
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i have the thumprrr tensioner and 8 rib conversion kit from BGG performance. i had some pulley squeal and belt slip. now it's running like a champ!
07-29-2009, 11:33 PM
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I have the idler pulley that squeaks until warm and then it is fine. I do have a little belt slip but it seems to be fine for what I am using the car for now. I will get the Steeda Whipple belt drive regardless as I want to up the boost and have absolutely no belt slip and I love the idea that the compressor pulley and the crank pulley are its own dedicated system and a belt for the accessories just like on the termi's!!!!! Expensive yes but I and the car are worth the mod and I use the car for show and anything to look a bit different then the competition is worth while in my book! Beside the 10 rib belt and the polished billet aluminum will look great with the polished S/C!!!!
07-30-2009, 10:32 PM
#25
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I have the idler pulley that squeaks until warm and then it is fine. I do have a little belt slip but it seems to be fine for what I am using the car for now. I will get the Steeda Whipple belt drive regardless as I want to up the boost and have absolutely no belt slip and I love the idea that the compressor pulley and the crank pulley are its own dedicated system and a belt for the accessories just like on the termi's!!!!! Expensive yes but I and the car are worth the mod and I use the car for show and anything to look a bit different then the competition is worth while in my book! Beside the 10 rib belt and the polished billet aluminum will look great with the polished S/C!!!!
oh yea that would look scwheet!
07-31-2009, 12:18 PM
#26
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you might want to double check on the steeda 10 rib belt drive. i have a friend that has that and there was a few problems with it: the belt they sent was the wrong size, the tensioner on the belt drive itself didnt have proper tension and was slipping, he had to send things back a couple times and had to wait about a month for everything to get to him, now its working good. hopefully they have the kinks worked out, bc it is a new piece. but i havent heard of any problems with the 8 rib conversion kit and people running big boost thru it.
