Wtf?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Savannah Ga
Yeah, we'll we were thinking it was breaking cause it was too loose or too tight or w/e but either I or Rudy will give you a call tomorrow most likely. Probably Rudy...hes better at describing problems and knowing general stuff with cars than I am. 
Pro
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From: Madison Ct.
Hmm how could it be unaligned though when all the brackets are factory and ECS brackets? If it were unaligned how would I go about fixing it? Where can I get an alignment tool and how do I use it? Lol
My friend thinks I need to just upgrade to an 8 rib, but I don't think there should be this many belt issues with only 600hp, I haven't read about anyone else having this much trouble with their 6 rib.
Thanks,
Brett
My friend thinks I need to just upgrade to an 8 rib, but I don't think there should be this many belt issues with only 600hp, I haven't read about anyone else having this much trouble with their 6 rib.
Thanks,
Brett
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Wicked
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We put a new belt on(Im here to tell you that autotensioner has NOT gone soft), tightened it down pretty good and hand turned the supercharger. I watched the belt ride up onto the lip of the paxton pulley (supercharger side). So its looks like the supercharger pulley is off alignment of everything else. I plan to use some straight edges and measure from the flat face of the throttle body to the alternator pulley and then to the paxton pulley. hopefully that will give us some insight as to whether or not the pulley is way out of whack in relation to the others.
Also using a carpentry laser sounds like a good idea...
Also using a carpentry laser sounds like a good idea...
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Melting Slicks
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From: Middletown DE
maybe a stupid question - but is the pulley on the right way? I recently shredded a belt and apparently i had my pulley on backwards so it made the belt skip twards the charger also. (procharger versus paxton though)
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
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Burning Brakes
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Wicked
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Without a laser we couldnt determine for sure that the pulley was off. The knocking sounds like its coming from the water pump area. Its weird cuz it comes and goes, is relative to engine rpm, but seems to go away above 2000 rpm. It doesnt sound like bearings grinding, but like a dull knocking. Weird. Hopefully Jessie's Automotive can verify the pulley alignment and hopefully he has had some experience with whatever is making that annoying knocking.
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Without a laser we couldnt determine for sure that the pulley was off. The knocking sounds like its coming from the water pump area. Its weird cuz it comes and goes, is relative to engine rpm, but seems to go away above 2000 rpm. It doesnt sound like bearings grinding, but like a dull knocking. Weird. Hopefully Jessie's Automotive can verify the pulley alignment and hopefully he has had some experience with whatever is making that annoying knocking.
Le Mans Master
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If its a stock bottom end, its a pretty common problem after a supercharger install..When I do installs and have the balancer off I always pull the front cover and loctite the cam bolts..
That may not be the problem, but something to think about..
That may not be the problem, but something to think about..
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I hope not either. Just throwing this out but did you completely remove the AIR tubing? When my blower was installed they removed the pump but left some of the plumbing. That plumbing ran from the headers down by the alternator and then it ended. When idling it made a weird popping sound and the tuner said it was my power steering pump going out. When I got home, my dad found the opening and we sealed it with a bolt a viola! No more noise, also the popping on decel went away 
Here is to hoping yours is something simple 
Here is to hoping yours is something simple
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Burning Brakes
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From: Savannah Ga
I hope not either. Just throwing this out but did you completely remove the AIR tubing? When my blower was installed they removed the pump but left some of the plumbing. That plumbing ran from the headers down by the alternator and then it ended. When idling it made a weird popping sound and the tuner said it was my power steering pump going out. When I got home, my dad found the opening and we sealed it with a bolt a viola! No more noise, also the popping on decel went away
Here is to hoping yours is something simple
Here is to hoping yours is something simple 
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Cam bolts loose..