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Old May 4, 2015 | 01:52 PM
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which are better...Dayco or acdelco/gm...Thanks

acdelco pulleys are composite
3 of the daycos are steel...
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I used Gates personally.
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Originally Posted by Sigforty
I used Gates personally.
ttt...anyone????
Dayco Belts are 1/2 and 5/8 inches shorter...does that matter...where are you guys with some help...???
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I have also has good luck with Goodyear tensiorners and pulleys combined with Gatorbacks.
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Ka-tech idler tensioner here and I love it, higher sidewalls for piece of mind and it's a beautiful piece also. I run a gaterback belt with it
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Originally Posted by Yello95
ttt...anyone????
Dayco Belts are 1/2 and 5/8 inches shorter...does that matter...where are you guys with some help...???
I am confused about the question. Are you asking about belts or the actual pulleys and tensioner on the motor?
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I am confused about the question. Are you asking about belts or the actual pulleys and tensioner on the motor?
everything...lol...first question was about the pulleys and tensioners then I asked about the belts ...now, can you answer either or both? With 200,000 + members you would have thought I could get more opinions...I give up......
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Originally Posted by c_white
Ka-tech idler tensioner here and I love it, higher sidewalls for piece of mind and it's a beautiful piece also. I run a gaterback belt with it
That looks like a steel pulley...thanks...I'm getting that setup...
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Last I knew, the GM belts were made by Gates so the quality should be right there with OEM. As for the pulleys, I would want to go "light" if I were changing them to get some inertia out of the system, albeit a small amount.
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Originally Posted by vettenuts
Last I knew, the GM belts were made by Gates so the quality should be right there with OEM. As for the pulleys, I would want to go "light" if I were changing them to get some inertia out of the system, albeit a small amount.

Thanks for the response...what does "light" mean? you mean not steel pullies? composit/plastic pulleys as gm uses for the main tensioner pulley? not much difference in weight though...both kinds only weigh an ounce or so...lol
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