Custom length Supercharger Serpentine belt

TBatt · 01-08-2017, 03:10 PM

Got the spacer made today.

It had been awhile since I got to use my lathe.

Optimiser · 01-08-2017, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TBatt

Got the spacer made today.

It had been awhile since I got to use my lathe.

Well done! Looks great.

Kamillio · 02-27-2017, 10:10 PM

I used this mod for the A2A with Tbatt's spacer. BTW the spacer is amazing, when I used washers with a bolt it destroyed the pulley the couple days that I ran it. Thank you Tbatt!

But...my belt still always slips at 7300rpm right before I hit redline, then the slippage happens lower with subsequent WOT runs. I tried CRC and it did NOTHING to help.

Any ideas?

Kamillio · 03-03-2017, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by TBatt

The main serp belt is a 7 rib. Stillen supplies a seven rib in their kit that works for the stock setup. On the SC mounting bracket, Stillen includes a threaded hole for an additional pulley to help with the belt wrap around the jackshaft drive pulley. The only belt, that I could find, that was the proper length is an eight rib belt. That is the belt I went with and simply cut off one of the ribs.

On the SC side we have an eight rib belt. If you use a 2.9 inch SC drive pulley you will not have enough adjustment of the idler pulley to prevent belt slip. What we have done is to replace the SC side idler pulley with a larger diameter idler which takes up more of the slack and allows you to get proper belt tension. As an added bonus the larger idler allows for more belt wrap around both the jackshaft and SC pulleys.

For more info check this out: New FI club member

What belt is that? I have some black one and that thing keeps slipping on me even with the extra pulley!!!

TBatt · 03-06-2017, 09:06 AM

I answered this question in a personal message so I thought I would make sure everyone else gets the info too.

I'm using a Gates Fleet series belt K081088 that is a 8 rib belt with one rib cut off using a utility knife. Works great. I got the belt at a local O'Reilly's, they had to order it but I had it the next day. Seems to be holding up well after about 4K miles on it.

Optimiser · 03-06-2017, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TBatt

I answered this question in a personal message so I thought I would make sure everyone else gets the info too.

I'm using a Gates Fleet series belt K081088 that is a 8 rib belt with one rib cut off using a utility knife. Works great. I got the belt at a local O'Reilly's, they had to order it but I had it the next day. Seems to be holding up well after about 4K miles on it.

I'm using exactly the same thanks to TBatt's advice and with his extra idler pulley and so far so good.

02-27-2017, 10:10 PM	#18 (permalink)
Kamillio Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: FL Posts: 445 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 51	I used this mod for the A2A with Tbatt's spacer. BTW the spacer is amazing, when I used washers with a bolt it destroyed the pulley the couple days that I ran it. Thank you Tbatt! But...my belt still always slips at 7300rpm right before I hit redline, then the slippage happens lower with subsequent WOT runs. I tried CRC and it did NOTHING to help. Any ideas? __________________ 370z

03-06-2017, 09:06 AM	#20 (permalink)
TBatt Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 832 Drives: 2019 GT-R Rep Power: 20168	I answered this question in a personal message so I thought I would make sure everyone else gets the info too. I'm using a Gates Fleet series belt K081088 that is a 8 rib belt with one rib cut off using a utility knife. Works great. I got the belt at a local O'Reilly's, they had to order it but I had it the next day. Seems to be holding up well after about 4K miles on it. __________________ RJM pedal, Hotchkis Sway Bars, FI TDX, FOG Light, Z1 Slotted Drilled rotors, Stillen SC, Quaife ATB, Z1 Oil cooler, AEM Gauge Set, Galeforce gauge mount, Avant Garde M590 Hypersilver w/RE-11, TopgunZ A2A kit., ECUtek tuned by Seb: ROLL TIDE! Last edited by TBatt; 03-06-2017 at 09:09 AM. Reason: added belt number

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