Hey guys i was testing a little bit last night and according to my gauge I'm not getting full boost maybe a little more then half way. i did test my boost bypass and it seems to be holding when i plug one vacuum port at a time. i did notice that i have a slighty larger belt on the supercharger then what is required mine is a k080665hd but it calls for a k080660hd. It seems to be a half inch longer could this cause that issue? any help or ideas would be appreciated thank you.
Not getting full boost
- Thread starter Jaceracer
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doesnt take much to put a tensioner out of it's efficient arc. A blower vehicle losing boost the tensioner and belt are usually where Id start looking.
if they have that size you can get good deals on belts on Amazon
if they have that size you can get good deals on belts on Amazon
on a side note there was a tensioner bolt that broke on me due to either factory error or just corroision inside the thread hole but the other two are very snug. I'm hoping that isn't causing it! If so i will take the bridge off and try to fix it if need be.
He wasn't saying the tensioner was bad.
A tensioner has an effective arc. Generally a belt at rest should position a tensioner at a set percentage of its travel. If the belt is to long or to short it'll move it from this position and render it less effective.
I would say to watch that while snapping the throttle body by hand and see if it moves. That tensioner is under a lot of load and that may be allowing it to moved around
oh ok i see what you mean now, well i will give it a shot and fingers crossed thank you
Ok I put the correct belt on and it seemed to help. My next question is how much boost will a stock lightning make? is it 8psi? I keep trying to watch YouTube videos to see what other people gauges are doing and it seems like all the ones I watch peg 10 psi and that could be from bigger lower pulley's so I might be really over thinking this to much but I just want to make sure I'm getting all it can put out no pun intended lol.
8 psi is stock. The stock gauge sucks.
Up to 10 is common in cold weather
Up to 10 is common in cold weather
i never said i was ok with it lol i just haven't gotten around to fix it yet because its going to be a bitch with how tight it is stuck in there, when it broke it didn't break off flush so its gripping the bracket for sure.
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