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Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Southeast TX
These are the old Goodyear Gatorback belts. http://www.veyance.com/ProductsDetail.aspx?id=3128
Lots of size options around 89.1". These pretty much stopped the belt slip I was seeing with my TVS blowers.
Lots of size options around 89.1". These pretty much stopped the belt slip I was seeing with my TVS blowers.
Race Director
Joined: May 2004
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From: Raleigh, NC
St. Jude Donor '15
Team Owner
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Gilbert AZ
Green belts offer no performance advantage, and may even be worse when it comes to belt slip as they are more ridgid. They are designed for long haul trucks to last longer. The advantage is they may last 60k miles instead of 40k miles. To me, I rather just do a fresh belt every 15k to stay safe. They are cheap/easy maintenance. I would never run a belt to death.
Racer
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Fort Walton Beach Florida
I had a regular gates belt on for awhile and didn't have a single issue with it. I only changed to the green belt because I was gonna be doing some other work and it made sense to do it at that time.
I'm running an ati overdrive crank pulley with the ECS 3.48 upper pulley and have not seen any belt slip at all so I haven't been able to justify upgrading the belt system. The gates green 905 fits but I needed another person to hold the spring tensioner open while I slipped the belt onto the water pump.
Belts are easy maintenance and I'd rather change them atleast once a year than run one to death. I do drive my car a lot
I'm running an ati overdrive crank pulley with the ECS 3.48 upper pulley and have not seen any belt slip at all so I haven't been able to justify upgrading the belt system. The gates green 905 fits but I needed another person to hold the spring tensioner open while I slipped the belt onto the water pump.
Belts are easy maintenance and I'd rather change them atleast once a year than run one to death. I do drive my car a lot
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2012
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From: O'Fallon IL
I'm still using the Napa (gates) one that came with my kit. It is over a year old now, and I carry a cheap one in one of the cubby holes in the trunk. I may need to order me another gates one to replace it here soon. I found quite a bit of belt residue during the last cam change.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2013
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I remember reading on a Gt500 ford thread somewhere that the green belts are supposed to stretch less. at the time the gt500 guys had them build a special sized blue belt for them that was supposed to stretch even less than the green.
I run the green belts now because I like wasting money, but i've ran them both many times and haven't noticed a difference between the two on various cars and various setups.
I run the green belts now because I like wasting money, but i've ran them both many times and haven't noticed a difference between the two on various cars and various setups.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2013
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I had a regular gates belt on for awhile and didn't have a single issue with it. I only changed to the green belt because I was gonna be doing some other work and it made sense to do it at that time.
I'm running an ati overdrive crank pulley with the ECS 3.48 upper pulley and have not seen any belt slip at all so I haven't been able to justify upgrading the belt system. The gates green 905 fits but I needed another person to hold the spring tensioner open while I slipped the belt onto the water pump.
I'm running an ati overdrive crank pulley with the ECS 3.48 upper pulley and have not seen any belt slip at all so I haven't been able to justify upgrading the belt system. The gates green 905 fits but I needed another person to hold the spring tensioner open while I slipped the belt onto the water pump.
812whp though I'm assuming you have a flip drive?
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From: Fort Walton Beach Florida