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<blockquote data-quote="01yellercobra" data-source="post: 16666473" data-attributes="member: 35549"><p>Unpopular opinion ahead.....</p><p></p><p>The Gates green belts are awesome, for what they're designed for which is to last 100K miles on a fleet vehicle. Because of this they're designed to be stiff and the rubber isn't as soft as normal belt. It was that stiffness that got everyone to like them because they could crank down the tension for blower pullies that really were too small without worrying about the belt stretching or breaking. I've used them in the past because I had the same mind set. But I tore up a set of main bearings because I ran a tight belt. This isn't an issue really with the stock cage, but something to think about with aftermarket lowers with no support.</p><p></p><p>IMO a properly set up pulley system shouldn't need a ton of tension and should work with a standard belt. If something more is needed then look into the grip pullies and RPM belts instead of cranking up the tension. I managed to get an F1A to work without slip with just a Thumprr tensioner and going with bigger pullies to hit the target boost. My current set up has the Roush 3V tensioner and a basic Gates belt. I think it was the $20 one from Amazon. I went with it to see how close I was in size with plans to swap it out for an RPM belt eventually. It's still holding fine with the stock lower and 3.25 upper. I might go one size smaller soon just because I'm getting close to the end of the adjustment on the Whipple aux idler.</p><p></p><p>FWIW, I'm currently running a Gates green belt on my truck because I don't want to deal swapping it again for a long time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="01yellercobra, post: 16666473, member: 35549"] Unpopular opinion ahead..... The Gates green belts are awesome, for what they're designed for which is to last 100K miles on a fleet vehicle. Because of this they're designed to be stiff and the rubber isn't as soft as normal belt. It was that stiffness that got everyone to like them because they could crank down the tension for blower pullies that really were too small without worrying about the belt stretching or breaking. I've used them in the past because I had the same mind set. But I tore up a set of main bearings because I ran a tight belt. This isn't an issue really with the stock cage, but something to think about with aftermarket lowers with no support. IMO a properly set up pulley system shouldn't need a ton of tension and should work with a standard belt. If something more is needed then look into the grip pullies and RPM belts instead of cranking up the tension. I managed to get an F1A to work without slip with just a Thumprr tensioner and going with bigger pullies to hit the target boost. My current set up has the Roush 3V tensioner and a basic Gates belt. I think it was the $20 one from Amazon. I went with it to see how close I was in size with plans to swap it out for an RPM belt eventually. It's still holding fine with the stock lower and 3.25 upper. I might go one size smaller soon just because I'm getting close to the end of the adjustment on the Whipple aux idler. FWIW, I'm currently running a Gates green belt on my truck because I don't want to deal swapping it again for a long time. [/QUOTE]
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